lamp oil
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I clenched my jaw as I watched the Butterfly slosh lamp oil over the dry wood of the ship.
From Literature
But she only complained that I’d burn up all the lamp oil, which would drive up our debt to Mrs. Wigginbottom again.
From Literature
Benjamin Franklin is said to have urged Parisians to alter their sleep schedules to save candles and lamp oil.
From Washington Times
Before that, northern elephant seals nearly disappeared entirely because of hunting during the 19th century for their blubber, which was used for lamp oil and soap.
From Washington Post
After explorer Willem Barents discovered the archipelago in 1596, Dutch, British and Danish sailors established Svalbard as a whaling outpost and slaughtered the plentiful cetaceans to meet European demand for lamp oil.
From Scientific American
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