neat's-foot oil

[ neets-foot ]

noun

1. a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.

neat's-foot oil

noun

1. a yellow fixed oil obtained by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle and used esp to dress leather

Word History and Origins

Origin of neat's-foot oil¹

First recorded in 1570–80