oilcan

[ oil-kan ]

noun

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

oilcan

/ ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oilcan¹

First recorded in 1830–40; oil + can ²

Example Sentences

On the iron table stood an oilcan, and the small indicator-clock showed a few minutes to ten.

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Telling the fireman he could go to sleep, he moved about the engine with an oilcan and afterwards cleaned the fire.

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There was a saddlebag with spanner and oilcan, but no clue as to the owner.

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He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone.

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A small bulb, such as used on cameras, is procured, also the spout from a small oilcan.

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