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palm oil (iou)



palm oil noun phr. E17.
[Sense 1 from PALM noun2 (now interpreted as having joc. allus. to sense 2), sense 2 from PALM noun1 + OIL noun.]
Money given as a bribe. joc. E17.
Oil produced by any of various palms; esp. that obtained from the mesocarp of the fruit of the W. African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, which is used as food in W. Africa and for making soap, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, etc. E18.