oil burnern.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪl ˌbəːnə/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪl ˌbərnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, burner n.

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + burner n.

a. A device in which oil is vapourized and burned to produce heat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > device in which oil burned to produce heat

oil burner1860

pressure jet1910

1860 Sci. Amer. 22 Sept. 198/3 The effect of the verdict for the plaintiff is, to sustain Michael A. Dietz's patent for his coal oil burner.

1885 Science 6 Feb. 112/2 The diameter of the oil-burner being constant, and its flame more compact..it follows that oil is..more suitable for important niceties of direction.

1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xxi. 171 The soot from the oil burners of the hotel next door was down-drafted into the room.

1970 D. Kut Warm Air Heating xx. 338 The grade of oil fuel best suited for a particular installation depends on the type of oil burner and on the hourly through-put of oil.

1984 A. Thomas Intertidal Life ii. 142 Raven..asked if he could take a bath, so Alice lit the oil burner and shut the door of the bathroom to heat it up.

b. British. A small, usually earthenware device in which an essential oil is vapourized over a candle flame so as to produce a fragrance.

ΚΠ

1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary 228 I had bought..a Bodyshop Terracotta Essential Oil Burner as an extra present for Elaine as she had been asking me about Essential Oils at the Turkey Curry Buffet.]

1996 Big Issue 5 Aug. 14/4 A glance at the oil burners in local gift shops.

1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Feb. 62/1 Burn these tried-and-trusted, centuries-old recipes in an oil burner.

a. A vehicle or ship which burns oil as fuel. Also (colloquial, originally U.S.): a diesel-powered vehicle.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > vehicle using oil as fuel

oil burner1902

oiler1935

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > using specific fuel

naphtha launch1887

oil burner1902

gas boat1903

oiler1911

1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 5/2 Tank engines were the first to be fitted as oil-burners, and now some of the newest main line locomotives are to be fitted.

1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean ix. 160 That ship of his..is an oil-burner.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §766/6 Oil burner, a diesel-powered truck.

1994 BBC Top Gear Mag. Aug. 19 (caption) The new 2.5 litre turbodiesel engine is Audi's response to BMW's recent worldbeating oil-burner.

2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 51/1 ‘Diesels are slow, dirty, smelly and noisy.’ If that's your view you should take a drive in one of the latest generation of oil-burners, which are impressively powerful, refined and a pleasure to drive.

b. slang. A vehicle which uses an excessive amount of lubricating oil, usually on account of its poor condition.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > using large amounts of oil or petrol

gas-guzzler1928

oil burner1938

1938 Amer. Speech 13 307/2 Oil burner, a bus which uses excessive amounts of oil.

1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch xvii. 166 Even in an old oil-burner he could have gone three times as far in a day's drive if he'd wanted to.

3. U.S. slang. A serious addiction to a drug, esp. heroin; an expensive drug habit. Cf. oil-burning adj. and n. at oil n.¹ Compounds 5.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun]

addiction1779

addictedness1788

narcomania1865

yen1876

drug addiction1881

yen-yen1886

drug abuse1903

oil burner1962

Jones1968

1962 J. Blake Let. 7 July in Joint (1971) viii. 298 He'll go back to her, they'll both start using shit again, and then he'll come back to Ma to kick the oil-burner.

1972 E. Grogan Ringolevio 50 Long enough to give the three of them oil burner habits.

1994 ‘Dr. John’ & J. Rummel Under Hoodoo Moon 34 His habit was an oil-burner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oil burner
释义	oil burnern. Brit. /ˈɔɪl ˌbəːnə/, U.S. /ˈɔɪl ˌbərnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, burner n. Etymology: < oil n.¹ + burner n. 1. a. A device in which oil is vapourized and burned to produce heat. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > device in which oil burned to produce heat oil burner1860 pressure jet1910 1860 Sci. Amer. 22 Sept. 198/3 The effect of the verdict for the plaintiff is, to sustain Michael A. Dietz's patent for his coal oil burner. 1885 Science 6 Feb. 112/2 The diameter of the oil-burner being constant, and its flame more compact..it follows that oil is..more suitable for important niceties of direction. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xxi. 171 The soot from the oil burners of the hotel next door was down-drafted into the room. 1970 D. Kut Warm Air Heating xx. 338 The grade of oil fuel best suited for a particular installation depends on the type of oil burner and on the hourly through-put of oil. 1984 A. Thomas Intertidal Life ii. 142 Raven..asked if he could take a bath, so Alice lit the oil burner and shut the door of the bathroom to heat it up. b. British. A small, usually earthenware device in which an essential oil is vapourized over a candle flame so as to produce a fragrance. ΚΠ 1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary 228 I had bought..a Bodyshop Terracotta Essential Oil Burner as an extra present for Elaine as she had been asking me about Essential Oils at the Turkey Curry Buffet.] 1996 Big Issue 5 Aug. 14/4 A glance at the oil burners in local gift shops. 1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Feb. 62/1 Burn these tried-and-trusted, centuries-old recipes in an oil burner. 2. a. A vehicle or ship which burns oil as fuel. Also (colloquial, originally U.S.): a diesel-powered vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > vehicle using oil as fuel oil burner1902 oiler1935 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > using specific fuel naphtha launch1887 oil burner1902 gas boat1903 oiler1911 1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 5/2 Tank engines were the first to be fitted as oil-burners, and now some of the newest main line locomotives are to be fitted. 1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean ix. 160 That ship of his..is an oil-burner. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §766/6 Oil burner, a diesel-powered truck. 1994 BBC Top Gear Mag. Aug. 19 (caption) The new 2.5 litre turbodiesel engine is Audi's response to BMW's recent worldbeating oil-burner. 2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 51/1 ‘Diesels are slow, dirty, smelly and noisy.’ If that's your view you should take a drive in one of the latest generation of oil-burners, which are impressively powerful, refined and a pleasure to drive. b. slang. A vehicle which uses an excessive amount of lubricating oil, usually on account of its poor condition. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > using large amounts of oil or petrol gas-guzzler1928 oil burner1938 1938 Amer. Speech 13 307/2 Oil burner, a bus which uses excessive amounts of oil. 1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch xvii. 166 Even in an old oil-burner he could have gone three times as far in a day's drive if he'd wanted to. 3. U.S. slang. A serious addiction to a drug, esp. heroin; an expensive drug habit. Cf. oil-burning adj. and n. at oil n.¹ Compounds 5. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] addiction1779 addictedness1788 narcomania1865 yen1876 drug addiction1881 yen-yen1886 drug abuse1903 oil burner1962 Jones1968 1962 J. Blake Let. 7 July in Joint (1971) viii. 298 He'll go back to her, they'll both start using shit again, and then he'll come back to Ma to kick the oil-burner. 1972 E. Grogan Ringolevio 50 Long enough to give the three of them oil burner habits. 1994 ‘Dr. John’ & J. Rummel Under Hoodoo Moon 34 His habit was an oil-burner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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