oilcan
English
noun
Definitions
- A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.
Etymology
Compound from English oil + English can (cylindrical metallic container, from use to polish cans and other metal objects, more less cylindrical metal container).
Origin
English
can
Gloss
cylindrical metallic container, from use to polish cans and other metal objects, more less cylindrical metal container
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Oilgate English
- ashcan English
- bio-oil English
- butteroil English
- can English
- can't English
- canakin English
- candock English
- canful English
- canhouse English
- canlike English
- cann't English
- canner English
- cannery English
- cannot English
- deoil English
- dunny can English
- jerrycan English
- minican English
- nonoil English
- oil English
- oil of lemon eucalyptus English
- oilable English
- oilbath English
- oilbird English
- oilcake English
- oilcloth English
- oilcrop English
- oilcup English
- oiler English
- oilfish English
- oilish English
- oilless English
- oilman English
- oilnut English
- oilocracy English
- oilpaper English
- oilpatch English
- oilpresser English
- oilpressing English
- oilproof English
- oilrig English
- oilseed English
- oilskin English
- oilsmoke English
- oilstone English
- oilstove English
- oiltight English
- oilway English
- oily English
- overoil English
- recan English
- reoil English
- shitcan English
- soyoil English
- truffle oil English
- uncan English
- underoil English
- unoil English
- オイル Japanese
- can Middle English
- oyle Middle English
- oili Swahili
- 깡통 Korean
- weiļ Marshallese
- wōil Marshallese
- kanön Volapük
- ken Tok Pisin
- wel Tok Pisin
- welim Tok Pisin
- oil
- can
- oily
- unoil
- recan
- can't
- deoil
- reoil
- uncan
- oiler
- canful
- cann't
- canner
- soyoil
- oilrig
- cannot
- oilway
- nonoil
- oilnut
- oilcup
- oilish
- oilman
- ashcan
- bio-oil
- overoil
- oilfish
- minican
- oilseed
- oilbird
- oilable
- candock
- oilbath
- oilcake
- Oilgate
- oilless
- oilskin
- oilcrop
- canlike
- shitcan
- cannery
- canakin
- oilsmoke
- canhouse
- oilproof
- oilpatch
- oilstove
- oilstone
- oilcloth
- underoil
- oiltight
- jerrycan
- oilpaper
- oilocracy
- dunny can
- butteroil
- oilpresser
- truffle oil
- oilpressing
- oil of lemon eucalyptus