Lexicographical Neighbors of Oilcups
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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