单词 | oil-dregs |
释义 | > as lemmasoil-dregs oil-dregs n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > residue of oil-dregs?1440 motherc1485 foam of oil1538 foot1687 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 479 Oildreggis mixt with cley. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Oyle dregges, Muria, Amarica, Amurca. a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 121 To gagg their mouths wide open and them tun Sea Waters, Vinigar, Oyle dregs or scum. 1996 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Sept. 17 (letter) My wish to see the person(s) who allegedly released oil dregs from their ship..cannot, I know, be fulfilled. < as lemmas |
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