neat's-foot oil
[ neets-foo t ]
/ ˈnitsˌfʊt /
noun
a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
Origin of neat's-foot oil
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby neat's-foot oil
nearsighted,
nearsightedness,
nearthrosis,
neat,
neat line,
neat's-foot oil,
neaten,
neath,
neath port talbot,
neatherd,
neatnik
British Dictionary definitions for neat's-foot oil
neat's-foot oil
noun
a yellow fixed oil obtained by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle and used esp to dress leather