Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
cocoanut-oil .
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Examples
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As the meats begin to dry, they shrink away from the shell and are readily removed, being then copra, the foundation of the many toilet preparations, soaps and creams, that are made from cocoa-oil.
White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900
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The cocoa-oil purchased for the churches where the sacraments are administered amounts to two hundred and fifty pesos.
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At 9 P.M., massage one hour, with cocoa-oil, followed by beef-soup, four ounces.
Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria John K. [Editor] Mitchell 1871
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It was just returned from a voyage among the Society Islands, where it had been to collect tribute, and was preparing to carry a cargo of cocoa-oil, stowed in thick bamboo-canes, to Port Jackson.
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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All the graces have departed from them; their fascinating smiles have vanished; and the rancid cocoa-oil with which they smear themselves may be smelt at many paces distance.
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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We have already mentioned the trade in cocoa-oil carried on by the
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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Tahaitians have yet no notion of the value of money, which they get from the ships that touch at the island, and by their trade in cocoa-oil with
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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Going on board the bark, in which not a man remained, we found it loaded with cocoanuts, cocoa-oil, and fine mats.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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