fat liquor

1 of 2

noun

: a liquor made of an emulsion of soap and fat (as castor oil or degras) or of sulfonated oil and used in tanning leather

fat-liquor

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to fill the fiber of (a leather) with oil or fat : treat (leather) with fat liquor

Word History

Etymology

Noun

fat entry 4 + liquor

Transitive verb

fat liquor

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