turpentine

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
2. (countable, uncountable)A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.
3. (Australia, countable, uncountable)A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).

   “Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.”

verb

1. (transitive)To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.