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axle grease

A popular term for hardened, unprocessed palm oil that has been transformed into a substance used in food products, which has been fancifully likened to grease used on cars.
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MARK Kay is up to his ears in axle grease and engine oil - and he's never been happier.
JOB DEAL'S ON WHEELS; Blair plan helps Mark make it as a mechanic
In one sense, the sole purpose of these works is to "house" grease: thick, brown-black, automotive axle grease that has a tendency to migrate and contaminate everything in its wake.
Terry Atkinson
Axle Grease was similarly twice a finalist in the Irish Oaks, scoring at the second time of asking in 2003.
Longevity the key to Warrior success; BREEDING LINES
Residents in blocks of flats in School Drive and School Avenue in the Seaton area of Aberdeen have resorted to putting axle grease on their drainpipes.
GREASY POLE-AXED; OAPs could be sued over bid to foil thieves
Ironically, it was Ireland where Johnson first came to prominence through the exploits of One Yard, who finished third to Axle Grease in the 2003 Irish Oaks, before his involvement in the high-profile purchase of Hee Haws Barney by Terry and Jason Dawkins in 2005 ensured his name remained in the public eye.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Johnson selling up
There are as many engineering applications as there are new ideas, and the definition extends from working with axle grease to silicon chip technology.
Sky's the limit
Granddam Fees Chance, a prolific dam of such winners as Axle Grease (Irish Oaks) and Lodgeview Chance (Midland Gold Cup), both by Top Honcho, was half-sister to Some Picture (Slaneyside Hare-Spring Season), hero of the 1997 English Derby and sixth in the Irish version.
Dog Racing: BREEDING LINES; Six runners line up in tomorrow's Paddy Power Irish Derby final with not only a EUR175,000 first prize up for grabs, but also a potentially lucrative stud career ahead. PR Saward examines their backgrounds
The EastEnder who plays mechanic Phil Mitchell, may have a Cockney accent as thick as a tub of axle grease, but he's half Scots and proud of it.
I'M A REEL SCOT
A son of Spiral Nikita and Oaks heroine Axle Grease, Royal Warrior has brilliant early pace and, being inside Gas Magee, he could grab the decisive advantage around the opening bend.
Dog Racing: Warrior ready to win Lifford battle; IRISH NEWS
Top Honcho has also met with success in the Irish Oaks courtesy of the 2003 winner Axle Grease, and his burgeoning reputation as a brood sire received a further boost in this renewal, as his daughter Aughavas threw Ms Firecracker in her first litter.
Dog Racing: SIX OAKS WINS IN NINE YEARS FOR FAMOUS JO-JO DYNASTY
However, as a granddaughter of Spring Season she comes from a hugely influential family and is half-sister to Axle Grease (Irish Oaks) and other 'black type' earners.
Dog Racing: GREYHOUNDS bred
The successful cross via Top Savings proved even more effective when Top Honcho was mated with Fees Chance to produce a litter that included Axle Grease (Irish Oaks), Lodgeview Chance (Midland Gold Cup), Farloe Bond (Lifford Champion Stakes) and the Pall Mall/All England Cup finalist Farloe Forty.
Dog Racing: Ardkill ensures Honcho is tops in Laurels decider
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