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Whale oil   /weɪl ɔɪl/   Listen
Whale oil

noun
1.
A white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant.  Synonym: train oil.





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"Whale oil" Quotes from Famous Books



... subject. A Chesterfield, with an empty belly, chancing upon good fare, will gorge as faithfully as the swine in the next sty. And an Epicurus, in the dirt-igloo of the Eskimos, will wax eloquent over the whale oil ...
— A Daughter of the Snows • Jack London
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... suffered nothing like the discomforts endured by the British troops during the previous winter. Rubber boots reaching to the thigh were issued, sparingly at first, but gradually until every man had a pair, and whale oil and spare socks were available in large quantities to aid in the fight against trench-foot. Nothing, however, could prevent the mud, which lay a foot deep along the gangways of the trench. Pumps were issued, but the mud was too thick ...
— From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade • Frederic C. Curry
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... years whale oil was burned in large lamps, and thousands of whales were killed in order to get the oil. Candles were also made from spermaceti, which is a substance taken from the ...
— Stories of American Life and Adventure • Edward Eggleston
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Words linked to "Whale oil" :   animal oil, train oil


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