oil-down
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2ADJ.
nice, soothing
OIL-DOWN + NOUN
pastelles, saturday, spanish-style
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noun
The application of oil to the body in order to soothe and/or prevent drying.
Spear will be getting a nice soothing oil-down Saturday.
Alternative form of oildown.
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.
Alternative form of oildown.
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.
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3Spear will be getting a nice soothing oil-down Saturday.
WiktionaryAlthough 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.
WiktionaryWhen 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
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