Crude

Definitions

1. Any substance in its natural state.
   countable, uncountable
2. Ellipsis of crude oil.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike⟳ in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).”

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