banana-oil

Updated: May 1, 2025

The round part, where the loads go; the drum, is it?" "Cylinder. How was he cleaning it?" Rand asked. "He was using a small brush, like a test-tube brush; he was scrubbing out the holes. The chambers. He was using a solvent that smelled something like banana-oil." Rand nodded. He could visualize the progress Fleming had made.

H. Beam Piper - Murder in the Gunroom