Definition of Oilcups

1. oilcup [n] - See also: oilcup

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oilcups

oil tycoon
oil up
oil vaccine
oil well
oil wells
oilbird
oilbirds
oilcake
oilcamp
oilcamps
oilcan
oilcans
oilcloth
oilcloths
oilcup
oilcups (current term)
oiled
oiler
oileries
oilers
oilery
oilfield
oilfields
oilfish
oilfishes
oilhole
oilholes
oilier
oilies
oiliest

Literary usage of Oilcups

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"... no packing to renew, no cylinders to cut, and only two self-oiling bearings as compared with a dozen or more oilcups on an engine. ..."

2. Commercial Nomenclature by John K. Chandler, John C. Redman, Virginia H. Wood, Caroline S. Larner (1897)
"Glass oilcups. Glass Ovens. Glass Paper. Glass Paperweights. Glass Pendants. Glass Pens. Glass Phials. Glass Pots. Glass Presses. Glass Reflectors, Silvered ..."

3. Model Making: Including Workshop Practice, Design and Construction of Models edited by Raymond Francis Yates (1919)
"A third point to look out for is to see that there are regular oilcups of some description on the headstock. Even crude ones will be better than nothing ..."

4. The watchmakers' hand-book by Claudius Saunier (1881)
"The best shapes of drill for making, or at any rate for reforming or finishing, oilcups are shown at D and F, fig. 11, and in fig. 3, plate IV. ..."

5. How to Write Special Feature Articles: A Handbook for Reporters by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer (1920)
"Above them were the glass oilcups, with the opal-green engine-oil flushing through them to feed ..."

6. Transactions (1899)
"... and only two self-oiling bearings as compared with a dozen or more oilcups on an engine. In fact it is difficult to imagine a simpler piece of machinery ..."

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