(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:53:14

Train" oil` (oil`). [D. or LG. traan train oil, blubber (cf. Dan. & Sw. tran, G. thran) + E. oil.]

Oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales, by boiling.

 

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