Oil of Palms
Money. Huile is French slang for “money,” as will appear
from the following quotation: “Il faudra que vostre bourse fasse
les frais de vostre curiosité; il fant de la peeune, il faut de
l'huile.” (La Fausse Coquette, ii. 7; 1694.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Oil of Palms from Fact Monster:
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