lamp oil
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word lamp oil. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word lamp oil, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say lamp oil in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word lamp oil you have here. The definition of the word lamp oil will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflamp oil, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English lamp oyl, lampehoyle, lamp oyle, lampe oyl, lampe oyle, equivalent to lamp + oil. Compare West Frisian lampoalje (“lamp-oil”), Dutch lampolie (“lamp-oil”), German Lampenöl (“lamp-oil”), Danish lampeolie (“lamp-oil”), Swedish lampolja (“lamp-oil”), Icelandic lampaolía (“lamp-oil”).
Noun
lamp oil (countable and uncountable, plural lamp oils)
- Any clean-burning oil used as fuel in an oil lamp.
- Near-synonym: (often synonymous) kerosene
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 184:
- He was much pleased at the prospect of the oil he would get from him, turned the heavy creature from one side to the other, fondled him like a baby, and assured me he was a "stunning fat sea-cub," which should be welcomed at home for boot-grease and lamp-oil.