WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
train′ oil′, 
  1. oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.
  • Dutch traan train oil, tear; cognate with German Träne tear
  • earlier trane 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
train oil
  1. oil obtained from the blubber of various marine animals, esp the whale
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier train or trane, from Middle Low German trān or Middle Dutch traen tear, exudation
'train oil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
whale oil

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