Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An oil-cup; a device for feeding oil to a bearing; a device for feeding oil to a tool that is cutting steel.

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Examples

  • It is essential that the lubricant should flow on to the end of the file very freely, either from a pipette or from the regular oil-feed.

    On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall

  • Then you put one of my motors on the blink because you were too lazy to watch the oil-feed.

    El Diablo Brayton Norton 1914

  • In addition, the narrower raceway improves the oil-mist supply to the rolling bearings, enabling a simpler system design without oil-feed holes, reducing manufacturing costs.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • To help keep your R32 cool we will have our low-temp thermostats and fan switches in stock; as well as our 2.7T oil-feed line kits!

    Vortex Media Group Anand@4induktion.com 2010

  • In addition, the narrower raceway improves the oil-mist supply to the rolling bearings, enabling a simpler system design without oil-feed holes, reducing manufacturing costs.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • In addition, the narrower raceway improves the oil-mist supply to the rolling bearings, enabling a simpler system design without oil-feed holes, reducing manufacturing costs.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • To help keep your R32 cool we will have our low-temp thermostats and fan switches in stock; as well as our 2.7T oil-feed line kits!

    Vortex Media Group Anand@4induktion.com 2010

  • In addition, the narrower raceway improves the oil-mist supply to the rolling bearings, enabling a simpler system design without oil-feed holes, reducing manufacturing costs.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • To help keep your R32 cool we will have our low-temp thermostats and fan switches in stock; as well as our 2.7T oil-feed line kits!

    Vortex Media Group Anand@4induktion.com 2010

  • In addition, the narrower raceway improves the oil-mist supply to the rolling bearings, enabling a simpler system design without oil-feed holes, reducing manufacturing costs.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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