TRAIN OIL


Meaning of TRAIN OIL in English

■ noun chiefly historical oil obtained from the blubber of a whale, especially the right whale.

Origin

C16: from obs. train '~', from Mid. Low Ger. trän , MDu. traen , lit. 'tear' (because it was extracted in droplets).

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