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PORPOISE OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does porpoise oil mean?
• PORPOISE OIL (noun)
The noun PORPOISE OIL has 1 sense:
1. a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
Familiarity information: PORPOISE OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("porpoise oil" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
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