Definitions for oilcans

oilcans oil·can

Spelling: [oil-kan]
IPA: /ˈɔɪlˌkæn/

Oilcans is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 256 anagrams from letters in oilcans (acilnos).

Definitions for oilcans

noun

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

Origin of oilcans

First recorded in 1830-40; oil + can2

Examples for oilcans

On the iron table stood an oilcan, and the small indicator-clock showed a few minutes to ten.

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

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

Telling the fireman he could go to sleep, he moved about the engine with an oilcan and afterwards cleaned the fire.

He found some waste and an oilcan in the tool-chest, and polished until the metal shone.

Word Value for oilcans
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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