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Definition of Greasing
1. grease [v] - See also: grease
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greasing
Literary usage of Greasing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Ceramic Society Containing the Papers and by American Ceramic Society (1912)
"We claim the film of oil between die and clay is analogous, and therefore believe
we are right in saying oil, etc., for "greasing" dies. ..."
2. The Mechanical Engineering of Collieries by Cornelius McLeod Percy (1882)
"... of Pulleys—Forms of Part of Pulleys where Bope works—Importance of greasing
... of greasing— Almond's Machine for Cleaning and greasing—Injury to Bope ..."
3. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... keep- dark system—The " butcher-knife boys "—Influences in the Legislature—greasing
and swallowing, &c—Aims of politicians and of the people—Anecdote of ..."
4. An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the by George Hill (1877)
"Cottagers, 4, viz., Each of these has a House and Garden Plott, with Commons for
greasing their Cattle. In total, 15 Families, who, with their under Tenants ..."
5. A New and Complete Treatise on the Arts of Tanning, Currying, and Leather by Hippolyte Dussauce (1867)
"In the process of greasing tanned leather, it is required that the tallow should
penetrate it thoroughly, and, in order to effect this, he finds it very ..."
6. Travels Through Some Parts of Germany, Poland, Moldavia, and Turkey by Adam Neale (1818)
"... and went through the tiresome ceremony of wheel-greasing, to which, whether
your vehicle requires it or not, you are subjected at every post- house in ..."
7. A Handbook of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1872)
"... or greasing.—As wool has a great tendency to become felted, and has to b*
submitted to the operation of carding, it might in this process become broken ..."
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