- neat's foot oil
- костяное масло
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
neat's-foot oil — [nēts′foot΄] n. a light yellow oil obtained by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used mainly as a dressing for leather: also neatsfoot oil … English World dictionary
neat's-foot oil — neat s′ foot oil n. a pale yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly to dress leather • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
neat's-foot oil — noun a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: neat (I) : a pale yellow fatty oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones especially of cattle… … Useful english dictionary
neat's-foot oil — /neets foot / a pale yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather. [1570 80] * * * ▪ lubricant pale yellow fatty oil made by boiling the feet (excluding hooves), skin, and… … Universalium
neat's-foot oil — /nits fʊt ˈɔɪl/ (say neets foot oyl) noun a pale yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather. {see neat2} …
neat's-foot oil — noun Date: 1787 a pale yellow fatty oil made especially from the bones of cattle and used chiefly as a leather dressing … New Collegiate Dictionary
neat's-foot oil — noun oil obtained by boiling the feet of cattle, used to dress leather … English new terms dictionary
neat’s-foot oil — A substance used to treat leather … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
neat's-foot oil — a substance used to treat leather, is a term that seldom appears these days but is almost always misspelled in one way or another when it does appear. Note the apostrophe and hyphen … Dictionary of troublesome word
Neat's-foot — Neat Neat (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne[ a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d, and to AS. ne[ o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo[ o]l.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neat's-footoil — neat s foot oil (nētsʹfo͝ot ) n. A light yellow oil obtained from the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly to dress leather. * * * … Universalium