Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. · Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools. · An oil tanker. · Synonym of oilcan.
From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er.
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