Sentence examples for whale oil from inspiring English sources

The phrase "whale oil" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the oil that is found in the blubber of whales. For example, you could say that "The whaling industry relied heavily on whale oil for its products."

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whale oil

noun

Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (formerly as an illuminating oil).

synonyms

train oil

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Read whales for buffalos, and whale oil for mineral oil, and the importance of whaling to the US becomes clear.

The Guardian - Film

An Icelandic whaler, Kristján Loftsson, is powering his whaling ships using "biofuel" composed of 80% diesel – and 20% whale oil.

The Guardian

Whale oil, OK.

Yale University

"Probably made of whale oil," Gordon said.

The Guardian

Moreover, Norwegian production of whale oil and cod was monopolized.

Britannica

Up until the 1960s, margarine often contained whale oil.

The Guardian

The whale oil bedside lamp (converted to electric) is from a seller in Rhode Island.

Princeton University

Similar(4)

Sound like the whale-oil story yet?

The Economist

By 1859, these competitors had seized five-sixths of the whale-oil-lighting market.

The New Yorker

It was lighted by five whale-oil lamps with parabolic reflectors.

The New York Times - Arts

Most of the world's whales were destroyed to provide whale-oil for lamps in the 19th century.

The Guardian

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