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seal oil

Noun

Meaning

a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant

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Examples

Along with the usual samples of seaweed, judges also tasted seal oil, which was rendered in communities throughout Southeast. Source: Internet

Before electrification, oil burners would have used herring oil, sperm whale oil, seal oil and rape seed oil to power the light. Source: Internet

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