oilcan

[ oil-kan ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

noun

a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.

Origin of oilcan

First recorded in 1830–40; oil + can²

Words nearby oilcan

Oil and water don't mix, oil beetle, oilbird, oil burner, oil cake, oilcan, Oil City, oilcloth, oil color, oil-cooled, oilcup

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Example sentences from the Web for oilcan

Sergeant Silk snatched the oilcan from Joe Halkett's grip and handed it to the fireman.
Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout|Robert Leighton
He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley
On the iron table stood an oilcan, and the small indicator-clock showed a few minutes to ten.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
Telling the fireman he could go to sleep, he moved about the engine with an oilcan and afterwards cleaned the fire.
Brandon of the Engineers|Harold Bindloss

There was a saddlebag with spanner and oilcan, but no clue as to the owner.
The Valley of Fear|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for oilcan

oilcan

/ (ˈɔɪlˌkæn) /

noun

a container with a long nozzle for applying lubricating oil to machinery

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单词	oilcan
释义	oilcan [ oil-kan ] / ˈɔɪlˌkæn / noun a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like. Origin of oilcan First recorded in 1830–40; oil + can² Words nearby oilcan Oil and water don't mix, oil beetle, oilbird, oil burner, oil cake, oilcan, Oil City, oilcloth, oil color, oil-cooled, oilcup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oilcan Sergeant Silk snatched the oilcan from Joe Halkett's grip and handed it to the fireman. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout\|Robert Leighton He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone. Where the Blue Begins\|Christopher Morley On the iron table stood an oilcan, and the small indicator-clock showed a few minutes to ten. The Tower of Oblivion\|Oliver Onions Telling the fireman he could go to sleep, he moved about the engine with an oilcan and afterwards cleaned the fire. Brandon of the Engineers\|Harold Bindloss There was a saddlebag with spanner and oilcan, but no clue as to the owner. The Valley of Fear\|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle British Dictionary definitions for oilcan oilcan / (ˈɔɪlˌkæn) / noun a container with a long nozzle for applying lubricating oil to machinery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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