oil patchn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪl ˌpatʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪl ˌpætʃ/

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

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + patch n.¹ With sense 3 compare earlier oilfield n.

†1. U.S. A piece of greased wadding for a rifle ball; a patch (see patch n.¹ 3) lubricated with oil rather than with animal fat. Obsolete. rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > wad

tampion1481

wadding1627

wad1667

wisp1688

patch1799

junk wad1822

grummet1828

patching1835

oil patch1861

grummet-wad1867

1861 Sci. Amer. 9 Feb. 91/3 M. Haskell described and illustrated a ball invented by Mr. Frederic Newburry, of Albany, consisting of two cup-shaped balls, with an oil patch between them.

1895 N.Y. Times 7 July iv. 25/5 [The bullets] are rammed down over 75 grains of F. G. Hazaed powder with an oil patch.

2. A patch of oil on a floor or other surface; esp. an oil slick on the sea or some other area of water.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > oil > film of on water

sleek1840

slick1849

oil slick1887

oil patch1918

sheen1970

1918 N.Y. Times 20 Oct. ii. 25/5 Another destroyer and several submarine chasers joined in the hunt, dropping depth charges on oil patches along the route.

1946 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 51 385/2 To report to the bridge everything that may have any possible bearing on the handling or safety of the ship or of the convoy—floating mines, floating debris, oil patches, periscope feathers, [etc.].

1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward viii. 399 A floor covered with oil-patches.

1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec. Some of the oil patches are reported to be as big as a ship.

3. colloquial (originally U.S.). An oil-producing area; the oil industry in a particular area.

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > tract of land

ground1548

coalfield1734

gas field1833

tin-ground1839

gold-diggings1848

goldfield1848

oilfield1863

oil belt1865

flat1869

tin-field1898

copper belt1955

oil patch1958

1958 Science 19 Sept. 651/3 An abridged oil dictionary..conveying a good deal of the colorful language of the ‘oil patch’.

1985 New Yorker 22 Apr. 97/1 The Oklahoma oilpatch was a good place to put money to work.

1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Business section) 3/2 The Scottish oilpatch will also benefit from developments farther south.

2001 Edmonton Sun (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. The crane's arrival in the Tinky Tank equipment inventory is expected to enhance the company's ability to service the local oil patch.

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

单词	oil patch
释义	oil patchn. Brit. /ˈɔɪl ˌpatʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔɪl ˌpætʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, patch n.¹ Etymology: < oil n.¹ + patch n.¹ With sense 3 compare earlier oilfield n. †1. U.S. A piece of greased wadding for a rifle ball; a patch (see patch n.¹ 3) lubricated with oil rather than with animal fat. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > wad tampion1481 wadding1627 wad1667 wisp1688 patch1799 junk wad1822 grummet1828 patching1835 oil patch1861 grummet-wad1867 1861 Sci. Amer. 9 Feb. 91/3 M. Haskell described and illustrated a ball invented by Mr. Frederic Newburry, of Albany, consisting of two cup-shaped balls, with an oil patch between them. 1895 N.Y. Times 7 July iv. 25/5 [The bullets] are rammed down over 75 grains of F. G. Hazaed powder with an oil patch. 2. A patch of oil on a floor or other surface; esp. an oil slick on the sea or some other area of water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > oil > film of on water sleek1840 slick1849 oil slick1887 oil patch1918 sheen1970 1918 N.Y. Times 20 Oct. ii. 25/5 Another destroyer and several submarine chasers joined in the hunt, dropping depth charges on oil patches along the route. 1946 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 51 385/2 To report to the bridge everything that may have any possible bearing on the handling or safety of the ship or of the convoy—floating mines, floating debris, oil patches, periscope feathers, [etc.]. 1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward viii. 399 A floor covered with oil-patches. 1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec. Some of the oil patches are reported to be as big as a ship. 3. colloquial (originally U.S.). An oil-producing area; the oil industry in a particular area. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > tract of land ground1548 coalfield1734 gas field1833 tin-ground1839 gold-diggings1848 goldfield1848 oilfield1863 oil belt1865 flat1869 tin-field1898 copper belt1955 oil patch1958 1958 Science 19 Sept. 651/3 An abridged oil dictionary..conveying a good deal of the colorful language of the ‘oil patch’. 1985 New Yorker 22 Apr. 97/1 The Oklahoma oilpatch was a good place to put money to work. 1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Business section) 3/2 The Scottish oilpatch will also benefit from developments farther south. 2001 Edmonton Sun (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. The crane's arrival in the Tinky Tank equipment inventory is expected to enhance the company's ability to service the local oil patch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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