salad oil

noun

1. an oil used in salad dressing, especially olive oil or a vegetable oil, as from sesame, corn, or safflower.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salad oil¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

Fillet a brace of woodcock, soak them in salad oil seasoned with black pepper, some cloves, and a pounded head of garlic.

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Now, there is a remedy for the toughness of steak, which I can give you, depending upon whether you like salad oil.

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Good sweet salad oil is preferable to any animal or vegetable fat for purposes of nutriment.

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Make a cataplasm of bean meal and salad oil, and lay it to the place afflicted.

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After all, that is the best test you possibly can have as to whether you like salad oil in cooking.

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