单词 | foot grease |
释义 | > as lemmasfoot grease foot grease n. (a) the residue left behind after the oil has been pressed out of a cotton or olive (now rare); (b) a grease used to waterproof the feet.During the First World War, foot grease, in sense (b), was commonly used as a means of preventing trench foot. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > cotton > refuse of cotton seed foot grease1882 1882 Canada Gaz. 27 May 1932/2 ‘Foot Grease’, the refuse of the cotton seed after the oil is pressed out. 1907 Colonial Import Duties 267 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 3708) LXXXI. 185 Foot-grease, being the refuse of cotton seed or olives after the oil has been pressed out. 1916 Chemist & Druggist 5 Feb. 36/1 The lecturer referred to a mixture of tallow, lard, salicylic acid, and lemon oil which is being used by the Italian authorities as a foot-grease. 2009 A. Weeks Tea, Rum & Fags xvii. 162 They were still flogging jam in Béthune a year later, except that the tins actually contained foot grease. < as lemmas |
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