oilcan

[ oil-kan ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

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noun

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

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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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How to use oilcan in a sentence

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
He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

A small bulb, such as used on cameras, is procured, also the spout from a small oilcan.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oilcan

oilcan

/ (ˈɔɪlˌkæn) /

noun

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

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