Definition of Oilnuts

1. oilnut [n] - See also: oilnut

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oilnuts

oilhole
oilholes
oilier
oilies
oiliest
oilily
oiliness
oilinesses
oiling
oilless
oillet
oillets
oilman
oilmen
oilnut
oilnuts (current term)
oilpaper
oilpapers
oilpatch
oilproof
oilrig
oilrigs
oils
oilsand
oilsands
oilseed
oilseed cake
oilseed rape
oilseeds
oilskin

Literary usage of Oilnuts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The principal exports are sugar, oilnuts and seeds, caoutchouc, ivory and mining products. The Mozambique Company administers Sofala and Manica, ..."

2. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1856)
"Near his house is an island, almost half a mile long and only two or three rods wide in some places, covered with grass and oilnuts. ..."

3. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"We made one about two feet square, with strong ashen bars on one side ; and putting in the squirrel, with a quantity of oilnuts, directed it to the doctor, ..."

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