Lamp-oil
Full definition of lamp-oil
Noun
lamp-oil
(countable and uncountable; plural lamp-oils)- Any clean-burning oil used as fuel in an oil lamp.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Folk and Fairy Tales, 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.