lubricator

[ loo-bri-key-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that lubricates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lubricator¹

First recorded in 1750–60; lubricate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Carefully adjusting the drips from the lubricator, he set them to give a more liberal supply than was usual.

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The Cylinder Lubricator is constructed on a different principle, and uses an entirely different kind of oil, called cylinder oil.

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Sight feed lubricator and needle feed oiler; Gardner spring governor.

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By this simple contrivance the capillary action can be stopped or renewed in a second, without removing the top of the lubricator.

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I was an engine-driver for two years, I worked in Belgium as an ordinary lubricator.

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