English

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Etymology

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oil +‎ -dom

Noun

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oildom (uncountable)

  1. The oil industry.
    • 1880, National Repository, volume 8, page 141:
      This is at present the most productive portion of Oildom.
    • 1927, Oscar Halvorsen Reinholt, Oildom, Its Treasures and Tragedies: