tung oil
noun
: a pale yellow pungent drying oil obtained from the seeds of tung trees and used chiefly in quick-drying varnishes and paints and as a waterproofing agent
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Easily assembled out of pine, it can be topped with a weather vane, or coated with protective tung oil instead of paint.
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Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
The wood countertop is made from heart pine salvaged from a textile mill built in 1883; it is sealed with Waterlox, a food-safe tung oil.
—Andrea Caughey and Mike Grady, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2021
Finish with a wipe-on coat of tung oil to the legs and slats.
—Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
The wood countertop is made from heart pine salvaged from a textile mill built in 1883; it is sealed with Waterlox, a food-safe tung oil.
—Andrea Caughey and Mike Grady, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2021
Finish with a wipe-on coat of tung oil to the legs and slats.
—Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
partial translation of Chin (Beijing) tóngyóu
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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tung oil
nounˈtəŋ
: an oil that is obtained from the seeds of any of several trees and especially from an Asian tree widely grown in warm regions and that is used chiefly in quick-drying varnishes and paints and for waterproofing
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