SALMON OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salmon oil mean? 

• SALMON OIL (noun)
  The noun SALMON OIL has 1 sense:

1. a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALMON OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("salmon oil" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)