Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

train oil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
train oil
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train.

Usage

Inflected Forms

train oils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

trainy

Synonyms

whale oil

Questions

What does train oil mean?
Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.
Where does train oil come from?
From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train.

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