Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The trade-name of a residuum obtained after distilling off the lighter portions of petroleum. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons, melts at from 104° to 125° F., and is a smooth unctuous substance, used in ointments, etc.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as
vaseline , but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
Examples
“It was new (packed in cosmoline) when I came to own it some 40 years ago.”
“It was new (never seen service) and full of cosmoline (sp?) when I came to own it.”
A Top-Notch Working Rifle: David Petzal Reviews the Montana Rifle Company Model 1999 Ridgeline
“Inside the box was a never been fired, still in the cosmoline, Browning BAR. He said he tried calling me to see if I wanted it, but I didn't answer my phone.”
“It was bran-spankin new, .. still full of cosmoline,. .and I mean full, .. barrel and the action.”
“After the first swab I don't know if the patch had cosmoline or what on it but I kept cleaning and didn't get to shoot till next day.”
“They may be old but they can't be worn -- they've been packed in cosmoline since the Eisenhower administration.”
“You can heat the cosmoline out of the stock, but the history is soaked in for good.”
“I had a helluva time scrubbing off all that cosmoline with the little can of kerosene that came with the weapon.”
“You could smell the cosmoline being cooked out of the metal.”
“After the separation of the cord the navel should be dressed with a little cosmoline, still using the absorbent cotton.”
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