grease cup

noun

1. oilcup.

grease cup

noun

1. a container that stores grease and feeds it through a small hole into a bearing

Word History and Origins

Origin of grease cup¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

When I was younger, I sat between my mother/older cousin/aunt/grandmother’s legs with jar of grease, cup of water, and tin of barrettes at the ready. 

From Scientific American

The rocker arm bearings are adequately lubricated by a compression grease cup.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the tools, all fashioned from materials in the prison workshops: a blowtorch made from a large grease cup, a brace and bit from pipe parts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Smaltz kept rolling his head back and forth in an oil-soaked spot where a grease cup leaked.

From Project Gutenberg

The candle had burned out in the grease cup, the wind was rocking the shanty and making the rafters creak dismally.

From Project Gutenberg