animal oil
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Chabert was a veterinary surgeon of Alfort, who used the animal oil of Dippel in many diseases of animals, as well as those of men.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
All wools contain a certain amount of animal oil or grease, which permeates every portion of the fleece.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 by Various
We also got from these people a considerable quantity of very good animal oil, which they had reserved in bladders.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert
The lamp consists of a crescent-shaped stone with a concavity, in which there is animal oil and a line of crushed moss as a wick.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
He discovered Prussian blue, and by the destructive distillation of bones prepared the evil-smelling product known as Dippel’s animal oil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
