Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whale oil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
whale oil
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

whale oils (plural)

Phrases

lamp oil try pot

Frequently Paired Words

lamp oil overwhaling whaleship try pot trypot trywork tryworks

Synonyms

train oil

Questions

What does whale oil mean?
Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).

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