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lubricator|ˈl(j)uːbrɪkeɪtə(r)|
[f. lubricate v. + -or.]
1. One who lubricates. In quot. fig.
1883Earl Granville in Standard 3 May 3/3 In the House of Commons you have some good oilers. I can conceive no better lubricators than..Mr. Cotes, and Mr. Duff.
2. A lubricating substance; a lubricant. Photogr. An agent for glazing prints before burnishing.
1756Burke Subl. & B. iv. xxi, Water..is found, when not cold, to be a great resolver of spasms, and lubricator of the fibres. 1874Abney Instr. Photogr. xxxi. (1888) 255 For burnishing, the print must be quite dry, and a dry lubricator used, Castile soap answering for that purpose.
b. transf. and fig.
1869Spectator 3 July 780 If Lord Carnarvon will leave out one or two features in his proposal..we see no serious objection to its acceptance as a lubricator for the Bill. 1890‘Rolf Boldrewood’ Miner's Right (1899) 81/1 Gold, the universal lubricator.
3. An oil-cup or other contrivance for lubricating a machine or instrument.
183.E. J. Woolsey in Ure Dict. Arts (1839) 782 When you wish to see the quantity of oil remaining in the lubricator. 1871C. H. Owen Mod. Artillery 133 The solid residue (from the powder) left within the bore after firing, would..foul the bore if allowed to remain in it; but this residue is got rid of by the lubricator. The lubricator consists of three parts. 1887D. A. Lowe Machine Draw. (1892) 32 The journal is lubricated by a needle lubricator.
4. U.S. slang. = greaser 2.
1872C. King Mountain. Sierra Nev. xiv. 285 ‘String him up!’ ‘Burn the doggoned lubricator! |