单词 | case oil |
释义 | > as lemmascase oil case oil n. now historical oil, esp. paraffin, transported in metal cans packed in wooden cases. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral oil > [noun] > packed in cases case oil1869 1869 Vermont Chron. 3 Apr. 4/2 Case oil is quiet at 41c per gal. 1892 Daily News 13 May 5/8 No instance is on record of a fire having occurred on board a steamship laden with case-oil while in transit through the Canal. 1930 J. Masefield Wanderer of Liverpool 49 The ship discharged her chalk..and loaded case-oil. 2002 R. Woodman Hist. of Ship (ed. 2) xi. 175/2 Oil had been regularly carried in two 4-gallon cases held together in a wooden frame in all classes of ships, when it was known as ‘case-oil’. < as lemmas |
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