oilable

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adjective

Able to be oiled.

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Meanings

adjectiveoilable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be oiled.

    This chuck has the not insignificant merit of being easily wipable and oilable.

    1884, American Machinist, volume 7, page 15

Origin

From oil + -able.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lobelia
Cite this entry
APA

oilable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilable

MLA

“oilable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oilable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilable.

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