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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A device for the continuous oiling of a shaft, consisting of a loose, endless chain which hangs from the shaft, reaches down into a reservoir of oil, and, as it revolves with the shaft, carries oil up upon it as long as the shaft revolves.

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