Meaning of oil-down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The application of oil to the body in order to soothe and/or prevent drying.
2. Meat, breadfruit, and vegetables cooked in coconut milk.
3. Oil spill.

Examples

“Spear will be getting a nice soothing oil-down Saturday.”

“Although you may be offered insipid tourist-oriented fare in larger hotels, local cooking - meaning anything from Indian curry to Creole oil-down, or Spanish-style pastelles - still reigns supreme.”

“When finished and all ingredients are cooked but not mushy, serve⟳ in calabash bowls (or ceramic bowls) and eat⟳ with a spoon.The pepper can now be removed from the muslin cloth and mashed, and a little can be placed on the oil-down for those who can tolerate the pepper.”

“Popular with locals at the weekend, you will often see⟳ people enjoying picnics and oil-downs on the sand by the tables opposite the visitor centre.”

“Taking the time to sharpen a dull pencil after a few strokes is as annoying as an oil-down after each round of drag⟳ racing.”

“It was a little hotter and there were more oil-downs so that kept us pretty busy and we were very tired by the end⟳ of Saturday's activities.”

“"We offer⟳ race⟳ teams considerable input on how to avoid⟳ oil-downs,” said Graham Light⟳, NHRA's senior vice president of racing operations.”

“So it came to pass⟳ that National Challenge⟳ 1974 was conducted at Gil Kohn's New York National Speedway and was an unconditional disaster, doomed by rain⟳, high ticket prices, no traction, lengthy oil-downs, botched lane assignments, numerous pit fights, charges of slander, threatened officials, surly track personnel, and a general lack of communication, all of which prompted the spectacle of Garlits' public resignation from his presidency and leaving the facility in mid-event.”

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