Definition of Oiling

1. Verb. (present participle of oil) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oiling

1. oil [v] - See also: oil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oiling

oileries
oilers
oilery
oilfield
oilfields
oilfish
oilfishes
oilhole
oilholes
oilier
oilies
oiliest
oilily
oiliness
oilinesses
oiling (current term)
oilless
oillet
oillets
oilman
oilmen
oilnut
oilnuts
oilpaper
oilpapers
oilpatch
oilproof
oilrig
oilrigs
oils

Literary usage of Oiling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"Object of oiling Wool.—Owing to the removal of the natural, preservative, ... At the same time, oiling wool enables it to be worked with the least waste ..."

2. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"The advantages of ring oiling over the drop oiling system are many, such as: 1. ... Ring oiling is used for small as well as large bearings, but not for the ..."

3. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"The advantages of ring oiling over the drop oiling system are many, such as: 1. ... Ring oiling is used for small as well'as large bearings, but not for the ..."

4. Mosquito Eradication by Walter Ernest Hardenburg (1922)
"For these reasons, oiling is usually confined to areas which it is ... The purpose of oiling is to cover the surface of the water with a film of oil, ..."

5. Engineering Series Bulletin (1910)
"The first oiling will be the most expensive, since less material will be ... Summarizing, the principal items in the proper oiling of earth roads to obtain ..."

6. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"Many main traveled roads, however, may be oiled preparatory to the hard surfacing material as the oiling of such roads will give immediate relief and will ..."

7. Steam Power Plant Piping System: Their Design, Installation and Maintenance by William Lorenzo Morris (1909)
"Class P3 — Air Lines for oiling Systems. The use of air as applied to oiling systems ... The oiling system that is dependent upon air for its operation is a ..."

8. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... Exposure to Heat—Sight-Feed Oil Cups—Gravity Feed Systems—Mechanical oiling Methods—Oil Pump Forms—Oil Distribution Methods—Oil Supply by Constant Level ..."

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