Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pan, usually of thin sheet-metal, placed under a machine to catch the oil or water which drips from it.
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The ability to unscrew a drain plug above a suitable catch-pan, wait for the fluid to leak out, replace the filter and the plug, and then dump four to five quarts of the proper viscosity motor oil in a crankcase?
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