Definition of fat liquor
: a liquor made of an emulsion of soap and fat (as castor oil or degras) or of sulfonated oil and used in tanning leather
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Origin and Etymology of fat liquor
4fat + liquor
fat-liquor
Definition of fat-liquor
: to fill the fiber of (a leather) with oil or fat : treat (leather) with fat liquor
Origin and Etymology of fat-liquor
fat liquor
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