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Sergeyafal Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
pine sol
Hi,
In the song "My Oh My" from "Macklemore and Ryan Lewis", what is the meaning of "pine sol"(I didn't find it in the dictionary) in the following sentence:
"I used to sit with my dad in the garage
That sawdust that "pine sol" and the moss
Around every spring when the winter thaw ..."
Thank you.
In the song "My Oh My" from "Macklemore and Ryan Lewis", what is the meaning of "pine sol"(I didn't find it in the dictionary) in the following sentence:
"I used to sit with my dad in the garage
That sawdust that "pine sol" and the moss
Around every spring when the winter thaw ..."
Thank you.
Top answer
You should always try a straight Internet search when the dictionaries fail you. "Pine-Sol" is the brand name of a cleaning product that used to contain pine oil and smelled like it.
- You should always try a straight Internet search when the dictionaries fail you.
- "Pine-Sol" is the brand name of a cleaning product that used to contain pine oil and smelled like it.
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You should always try a straight Internet search when the dictionaries fail you. "Pine-Sol" is the brand name of a cleaning product that used to contain pine oil and smelled like it.
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Hi,
In French, "sol" means "floor", is there a link with "Pine Sol"?
thx.
In French, "sol" means "floor", is there a link with "Pine Sol"?
thx.
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I doubt it. I suspect it's from the chemical/medical noun "sol" or ending "-sol" meaning "colloidal solution", or just from the "sol" in "solution" or "solvent". We also have "Lysol", little to do with floors, and "Anbesol", even less. It's a made-up name, so the inventor would have to tell us, and I couldn't find that information with the cursory search I made.
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