oil-down
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The application of oil to the body in order to soothe and/or prevent drying.
noun
Alternative form of oildown.
noun
Alternative form of oildown.
Example Sentences
- "Spear will be getting a nice soothing oil-down Saturday."
- "Although you may be offered insipid tourist-oriented fare in larger hotels, local cooking - meaning anything from Indian curry to Creole oil-down, or Spanish-style pastelles - still reigns supreme."
- "When finished and all ingredients are cooked but not mushy, serve in calabash bowls (or ceramic bowls) and eat with a spoon.The pepper can now be removed from the muslin cloth and mashed, and a little can be placed on the oil-down for those who can tolerate the pepper."
- "Popular with locals at the weekend, you will often see people enjoying picnics and oil-downs on the sand by the tables opposite the visitor centre."
- "Taking the time to sharpen a dull pencil after a few strokes is as annoying as an oil-down after each round of drag racing."
- "It was a little hotter and there were more oil-downs so that kept us pretty busy and we were very tired by the end of Saturday's activities."