"train oil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: train oils [plural]
Etymology: From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train. Etymology templates: {{af|en|train|oil|id1=oil|t1=train oil}} train (“train oil”) + oil, {{partial calque|en|nl|traanolie||whale oil|nocap=1}} partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”), {{m|en|train|id=oil}} train Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} train oil (countable and uncountable, plural train oils)
  1. Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: trainy
    Sense id: en-train_oil-en-noun-q~VGu7m~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Whaling

Inflected forms

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