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noun
Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whale oil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animal oil
History
From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train.
