Raupenleim
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Etymology edit
Raupen (“caterpillar”) + leim (“lime”)
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Raupenleim
- A crude petroleum product resembling an impure vaseline, more or less greasy, smooth, of a butter-like consistency at ordinary temperatures; it is frequently used to form a band about trees to keep certain insects from climbing to the branches and resists being washed away by rain.
References edit
Raupenleim in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Further reading edit
- “Raupenleim” in Duden online