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lamp oil
Oil used for burning in a lamp; also fig. nocturnal labour or study.
1581Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) H b, Some of my Maisters the Phylosophers, spent a good deale of theyr Lamp-oyle, in setting foorth the excellencie of it. 1598Barret Theor. Warres 135 Common lampe oyle. 1657W. Coles Adam in Eden cli. 231 The Countrey-man..that had eaten Fish fryed with Lamp-Oyl. 1842S. Lover Handy Andy iii, Andy..returned with a can of lamp-oil to Dick. 1895Daily News 17 Oct. 6/7 The question of the safety of the lamp oils that are now finding their way into the English market.
attrib.1888Syd. Soc. Lex., Lamp-oil seeds, the seeds of Ricinus viridis. |