axle grease

Axle grease

Axle grease usually meant wagon axle grease. Its composition was variable but generally included tallow and either palm oil or linseed oil.

Thesaurus

Noun

axle grease - a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axlesgrease, lubricating oil - a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

Translations

axle grease

[′ak·səl ‚grēs] (materials) A lubricating grease containing suspended lime particles and thickened with rosin soap.

axle grease

A popular term for hardened, unprocessed palm oil that has been transformed into a substance used in food products, which has been fancifully likened to grease used on cars.

axle grease

noun

Words related to axle grease

noun a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles

Related Words

grease
lubricating oil

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