straw

straw n When seal oil is drawn off out of tank all the oil rendered out of the young seals fat is sure to come first, which is called pale seal, and under the young seal oil the old seal's fat oil is called straw colour. [sic] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Used I 2 Used I PALE (OIL), straw broom,...

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Newfoundland
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Summary:straw n When seal oil is drawn off out of tank all the oil rendered out of the young seals fat is sure to come first, which is called pale seal, and under the young seal oil the old seal's fat oil is called straw colour. [sic] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Used I 2 Used I PALE (OIL), straw broom, straw flower, straw-legs Source listed as P 108-70 in DNE.

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