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

Then he lifted the board which covered the tail shaft bearing, and squeezed down the grease cup secured there.

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With a good automatic spring grease cup hard grease will be far less likely to let the bearings heat than common oil will.

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Screw down the grease cup lugs when necessary, and see that no boxes heat.

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

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Replace the oil or grease cup, and the box will soon cool down.

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