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dupada oil

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.]
   A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria
   Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which
   grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.

   {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid,
      fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney
      tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a
      varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for
      incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and
      {white dammar}.

   {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,
      obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica};
      called also {dupada oil}.

   {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}),
      from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance
      exudes.
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