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FUSEL-OIL

\fjˈuːsə͡lˈɔ͡ɪl], \fjˈuːsə‍lˈɔ‍ɪl], \f_j_ˈuː_s_əl_ˈɔɪ_l]\

Definitions of FUSEL-OIL

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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f[=u]'zel-oil, n. a nauseous oil in spirits distilled from potatoes, barley, &c. [Ger. fusel, bad spirits.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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