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A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
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lubricator
Word definitions for lubricator in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery [syn: lubricant , lubricating substance ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lubricator \Lu"bri*ca`tor\, n. One who, or that which, lubricates. `` Lubricator of the fibers.'' --Burke. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A device that lubricates, that applies lubricant. 2 A person employed to lubricate.
Usage examples of lubricator.
And after all this, some wretched modern Americans were to come and offer him the Rising Sun Lubricator, and throw pillows at his head!
He removed his boots, trod as lightly as possible on the old worm-eaten boards, wore a large black velvet cloak, and was careful to use the Rising Sun Lubricator for oiling his chains.
Enderby tasted what tasted of aniseed, lubricator, meths and the medicinal root his stepmother had called ikey-pikey.
Crazy as a drive lubricator from too many fumes, but completely harmless.