Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting a lubricator in which the feeding of the lubricant is visible through a tube of glass, uniformity of feeding being thus assured.
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Examples
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The lubrication is effected by means of a triple sight-feed lubricator, one feeder delivering to steam inlet, and two serving the main shaft bearings.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 Various
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In a general way it may be stated that certain precaution must be taken to insure the satisfactory operation of all sight-feed lubricators.
Rough and Tumble Engineering James H. Maggard
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We had an Armington & Sims engine with sight-feed oiler.
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We had an Armington & Sims engine with sight-feed oiler.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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