lubricator
a person or thing that lubricates.
Origin of lubricator
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How to use lubricator in a sentence
Carefully adjusting the drips from the lubricator, he set them to give a more liberal supply than was usual.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonThe Cylinder lubricator is constructed on a different principle, and uses an entirely different kind of oil, called cylinder oil.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonSight feed lubricator and needle feed oiler; Gardner spring governor.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonBy this simple contrivance the capillary action can be stopped or renewed in a second, without removing the top of the lubricator.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreI was an engine-driver for two years, I worked in Belgium as an ordinary lubricator.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories | Anton Tchekoff
British Dictionary definitions for lubricator
/ (ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪtə) /
a person or thing that lubricates
a device for applying lubricant
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