train oil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: train oil	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for train oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
train oil n a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant Synonym(s): whale oil, train oil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Train oil \Train" oil`\ (oil`). [D. or LG. traan train oil, blubber (cf. Dan. & Sw. tran, G. thran) + E. oil.] Oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales, by boiling.