Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Stirrup-Oil

A beating; a variety of “strap oil” (q.v.). The French De l'huile de cotret (faggot or stick oil).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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