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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 lubricantplay

  Familiarity information: PORPOISE OIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PORPOISE OIL (noun)


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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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