Olive

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut. 24:20; Isa. 17:6; 24:13). It was called "beaten," or "fresh oil" (Ex. 27:20). There were also oil-presses, in which the oil was trodden out by the feet (Micah 6:15). James (3:12) calls the fruit "olive berries." The phrase "vineyards and olives" (Judg. 15:5, A.V.) should be simply "olive-yard," or "olive-garden," as in the Revised Version. (See Oil.)

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Olive
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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n. one of the many names givento four trees – – Bursaria spinosa, Cav., N.O. Pittosporeae,; Elaeoca...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
mock-olive
n. a tree. Called also Axe-breaker (q.v.). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
native olive
n. See under olive and marblewood. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
olive, mock
i.q. axe-breaker (q.v.). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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n. another name for the tree Notelaea ligustrina, Vent. See Ironwood. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Olive Court, St. Katherine's
See Oliver's Court. ...

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