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Examples of salad oil in a Sentence
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Later Clark was asked if a salad oil swindle every few years might be a clever idea.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
If ants become a problem, the department says to cover the hanging wire with salad oil.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Some were plastic trays filled with salad oil (to trap any insect that landed).
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012
Andrea and Frank Sacco ran Consumers Outlet on Grand Avenue as well, selling La Rosa macaroni for 8 cents and Fiorello salad oil for 79 cents a gallon.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2022
For the coleslaw dressing recipe, shake together cider vinegar, salad oil, dry mustard, and caraway seeds, then let all the veggies marinate for a few hours before digging in.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat salad oil until hot; stir in flour and cook 1 minute, stirring.
—Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2014
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Word History
First Known Use
1537, in the meaning defined above
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“Salad oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20oil. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
salad oil
noun
: a vegetable oil fit for use in salad dressings
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