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To: Daffynition
Always wondered where it came from. Maybe, you did, too. Now we know...

Neatsfoot oil is a yellow oil rendered and purified from the shin bones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle. "Neat" in the oil's name comes from an old English word for cattle. Neatsfoot oil is used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather.

61 posted on 04/07/2015 7:04:39 PM PDT by okie01
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To: okie01

Yep. Used it all the time to winterize my hunting boots back in the day when boots were actually made of leather.


67 posted on 04/07/2015 7:27:36 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: okie01

I did learn that thanks, when I looked up info about it, to try to find if it is still in use. ;D


92 posted on 04/07/2015 9:37:31 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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