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oleomargarine

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From French oléomargarine, from oléo- (“oleo-”) + margarine (“margarin”).

  1. A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine.

    She [...] found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.