fish oil, noun phrase

Vegetable oil (used for frying). Also attributive.
1950 H. Gerber Cape Cookery 126Onion Atjar. Boil up 1 pint fish oil with a little pounded garlic, borrie, a few chillies and some curry powder.
1951 L.G. Green Grow Lovely 58Fish oil plays an important part in the Chinese cuisine.
1976 Cape Herald 14 Sept. 17 (advt)Fish oil 750 ml 67½c.
1984 Drum Sept. 77[Ingredients:] 2 onions..green chillies..150 ml fish oil, [etc.].
1988 K. Ngwenya in Drum Mar. 92He made his first ‘blik’ guitar — an old fish oil tin strung with nylon fishing gut.
Vegetable oil (used for frying). Also attributive.
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