TRAIN OIL


Meaning of TRAIN OIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrān- ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete train train oil, from Middle English trane, from Middle Dutch trane or Middle Low German trān; akin to Old High German trahan tear

Date: circa 1553

: oil from a marine animal (as a whale)

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