The seed of the cotton-plant, which furnishes an oil resembling olive oil, and fodder for cattle. Also attrib. and comb., as cotton-seed meal, oil; cotton-seed cleaner, huller, mill, planter.
1795. J. Aikin, Country round Manch., 169. The spinners had begun to pick the husks of cotton-seeds from their wool.
1851. Great Exhib., Jury Reports, Specimens of cotton seed, and the oil and cake obtained from it, after the expression of the oil.
1891. Pharmac. Jrnl., 27 June, 1172/2. Feeding the cows on cotton seed and cotton seed meal.
1891. Scotsman, 12 Nov., 6/6. Witness had manufactured soap from cottonseed oil mucilage.
