| train oil n. Oil obtained from the blubber of a whale or other marine animal. [Middle English trane, from Middle Dutch, tear, drop, train oil; see dakru- in Indo-European roots.] |
train oil
n
(Chemistry) oil obtained from the blubber of various marine animals, esp the whale
[from earlier train or trane, from Middle Low German trān or Middle Dutch traen tear, exudation]
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| Noun | 1. |  train oil - a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminantanimal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances |
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