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OILCAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oilcan mean?
• OILCAN (noun)
The noun OILCAN has 1 sense:
1. a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery
Familiarity information: OILCAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oilcan" is a kind of...):
can; tin; tin can (airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.)
Meronyms (parts of "oilcan"):
nose; nozzle (a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged)
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