Oil of California, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Standard Oil of New York, Texaco, and Gulf Oil — which were the first to obtain oil concessions in the Middle...
empire-waisted) (fashion) Having an empire waist. 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 116: Mom gave me money to buy these paisley...
storage when not in use. [from 20th c.] 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 104: We lived in just one room with a...
collective group; the world of hippies. 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 152: FM radio was the new alternative...
Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage[2], page 48: I thought that Texaco made a pretty good reply, but one of the federal lawyers gave me her take:...
although just relatively, hard to come by. 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 128: I could not correctly estimate what...
psychology) A person exhibiting a specific form of arrested development. 1917, TEXACO STAR, Fools - Natural And Presumptuous, page 9: The proportion of hypermorons...
detective; a railroad security guard. 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grive Press 2022, p. 93: You never waited until the train stopped to get...
To backcomb (hair). [from 20th c.] 2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 31: In 1962, the higher a girl's hair...