train oil

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   a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant

   Synonymswhale oil

   Broaderanimal oil

Questions about train oil

What does train oil mean?

train oil means "a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant".

What is another word for train oil?

Close synonyms include whale oil. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is train oil a common word?

train oil is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.