whale oil

Noun

Meaning

a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

train oil oil paraffin fat blubber lard spermaceti oil shale gas oil diesel oil light oil product from blubber tan oil giant painting whale blubber

Hypernyms

animal oil

Examples

Hoepstock caught 44 whales in Hoepstockbukta in 1619, which produced 2,300 casks of whale oil. 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

Whale oil was also used with wicks as the source of light. Source: Internet

Originally dealing in whale oil which was widely used for illumination, Charles Pratt (1830–1891) of Massachusetts was an early pioneer of the natural oil industry in the United States. Source: Internet

Sprague had been in the business of transporting whale oil and coal. Source: Internet

Modern whaling A modern whaling vessel Whale oil is used little today citation and modern commercial whaling is primarily done for food. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

whale fishing whale food whale louse whale on whale safari whale shark