释义 |
boiled oil in American English any of several oils, esp. linseed, that are heated (not boiled) and mixed with driers to form a thick, dark, quick-drying oil boiled oil in American EnglishnounChemistry any oil, as linseed oil, heated together with driers to improve its drying properties Word origin [1855–60 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, kickoff, pickup, pipeline, specialist |