neat’s-foot oil (n?ts?fo?ot?)n. A light yellow oil obtained from the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly to dress leather.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.neat’s-foot oil n (Elements & Compounds) a yellow fixed oil obtained by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle and used esp to dress leather Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014neat’s?-foot` oil` n. a pale yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly to dress leather. [1570?80] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.