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单词 goanna oil
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Definition of goanna oil in English:

goanna oil

noun
mass nounAustralian
  • Oil made from the fat of a goanna (monitor lizard), regarded as a bush panacea.

    he questioned the merits of goanna oil in curing sundry ills of the flesh
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Goanna oil was a popular remedy for many complaints.
    • I met an old chap who used to grease his camp oven with goanna oil.
    • She had rubbed goanna oil on their faces, necks, and limbs.
    • Our industrial chemists have at last managed to refine the goanna oil to such a level that we are guaranteed a world market.
    • You may be able to alleviate the problem by soaking it in goanna oil.
    • Aussies use goanna salve, made from goanna oil, as a household remedy.
    • I'm not sure how anyone discovered that goanna oil brightens shower screens.
    • Many bush-dwellers will have been aware for generations of the alleged scientific merits of goanna oil in curing sundry ills the flesh is heir to.
    • It is genuine goanna oil and it is the best.
    • This brush with cancer had to be treated with a cancer brush and also a bottle of "goanna oil".
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