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oiled adjective [ ɔɪld ]

• lubricated, coated, or impregnated with oil.
• "the house features fine oiled oak flooring"

oil verb

• lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.
• "I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow"
Similar: lubricate, grease, lube,
• supply with oil as fuel.
• "attempts should not be made to oil individual tanks too rapidly"
Origin: Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.


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