- 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. Bill Bryson. 2013.
neat's-foot oil
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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 — 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
