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

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