oilcan

[ oil-kan ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌkæn /

a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.

Origin of oilcan

First recorded in 1830–40; oil + can²

Sergeant Silk snatched the oilcan from Joe Halkett's grip and handed it to the fireman.

Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout |Robert Leighton
He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley
On the iron table stood an oilcan, and the small indicator-clock showed a few minutes to ten.

The Tower of Oblivion |Oliver Onions
Telling the fireman he could go to sleep, he moved about the engine with an oilcan and afterwards cleaned the fire.

Brandon of the Engineers |Harold Bindloss

There was a saddlebag with spanner and oilcan, but no clue as to the owner.

The Valley of Fear |Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

oilcan

/ (ˈɔɪlˌkæn) /

a container with a long nozzle for applying lubricating oil to machinery