- oil of palm
- bribe(s); palm grease
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
oil of palm
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oil the palm — phrasal see oil the hand … New Collegiate Dictionary
oil the palm — phrasal see oil the hand … Useful english dictionary
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oil — [oil] n. [ME oile < OFr < L oleum, oil, olive oil < Gr elaion, (olive) oil, akin to elaia,OLIVE] 1. any of various kinds of greasy, combustible substances obtained from animal, vegetable, and mineral sources: oils are liquid at ordinary… … English World dictionary
oil — n. 1) to drill for; hit, strike oil 2) to pump oil 3) to produce; refine oil 4) crude; refined oil 5) household; lubricating; machine; motor oil 6) castor; coconut; cod liver; cooking; corn; cottonseed; linseed; mineral; olive; palm; peanut;… … Combinatory dictionary
oil extraction — ▪ chemistry isolation of oil from animal by products, fleshy fruits such as the olive and palm, and oilseeds such as cottonseed, sesame seed, soybeans, and peanuts. Oil is extracted by three general methods: rendering, used with animal… … Universalium
oil the hand — phrasal or oil the palm : bribe, tip a cop whose palm I d oiled Polly Adler … Useful english dictionary
oil the hand — or oil the palm phrasal bribe, tip … New Collegiate Dictionary
Palm oil — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
