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oiler
(oiler)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɔɪlə/
noun
1
a thing that holds or supplies oil, in particular:
an oil tanker.
an oilcan.
North American
informal
an oil well.
2
(
oilers
)
North American
informal
oilskin garments:
Roy, in his oilers, did not get wet
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