英语词汇“train oil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

train oil

noun [mass noun] chiefly historical

Oil obtained from the blubber of a whale (and formerly of other sea creatures), especially the right whale.I shudder when I think of the portions we received: seven or eight enormous black steaks, swimming in fried train oil, and garnished with bits of blubber....

However, at this time there were already many established firms that produced train oil and thus held a certain monopoly.
That's difficult for me to understand, however enlightened I may be with sun, moon, stearine, train oil, and tallow.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete train 'train oil', from Middle Low German trän, Middle Dutch traen, literally 'tear' (because it was extracted in droplets).

单词	train oil
释义	train oil noun [mass noun] chiefly historical Oil obtained from the blubber of a whale (and formerly of other sea creatures), especially the right whale.I shudder when I think of the portions we received: seven or eight enormous black steaks, swimming in fried train oil, and garnished with bits of blubber.... However, at this time there were already many established firms that produced train oil and thus held a certain monopoly. That's difficult for me to understand, however enlightened I may be with sun, moon, stearine, train oil, and tallow. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete train 'train oil', from Middle Low German trän, Middle Dutch traen, literally 'tear' (because it was extracted in droplets).
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