oilcan

American  

[oil-kan] / ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

noun

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

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oilcan British  

/ ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of oilcan

First recorded in 1830–40; oil + can ²

Example Sentences

Later, there’s a quick cut to a farmer pouring from an oilcan into a doghouse with such purpose on his face that you don’t ask questions.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2013

Up to this year, only 33 wells have been drilled on the island, and production is still only a drop in the oilcan compared with Cuba's daily consumption of 50,000 bbls.

From Time Magazine Archive

When examined by federal agents and Navy bomb experts, it turned out to be a 28-in. disc of plywood with two radio tubes and a quart oilcan mounted on pieces of plastic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Continental is about to open two new plants to make plastic bags, has just come out with a new plastic motor-oil "can"�the fourth switch in its oilcan materials in as many years.

From Time Magazine Archive

He then took a moment to carefully look the whole mechanism over, and added a few drops of oil to each gear shaft from a little oilcan in his kit.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick