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Look up: oiler

  1. oiler
    [n] - a worker who oils engines or machinery
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. oiler
    a naval or merchant tanker specially equipped and rigged for replenishing other ships at sea Category: Defense
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Oiler
    Oil'er noun 1. One who deals in oils. 2. One who, or that which, oils.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/15

  4. oiler
    noun a worker who oils engines or machinery
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Oiler
    • (n.) One who, or that which, oils. • (n.) One who deals in oils.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Oiler
    A device for once-through lubrication. Three common types of oilers are: drop-feed, wick-feed, and bottle-feed; all depend on gravity to induce a metered flow of oil to the bearing. The drop-feed oiler delivers oil from the bottom of a reservoir to a bearing one drop at a time; flow rate is controll...
    Found on http://www.noria.com/dictionary/default.

  7. OILER
    An unlicensed member of the engine room staff who oils and greases bearings and moving parts of the main engine and auxiliaries. Most of this work is now done automatically and the oiler merely insures it operates correctly.
    Found on http://www.insurexchange.com/glossary/ma

  8. Oiler
    (occupation) An `oiler` is a worker whose main job is to oil machinery. In previous eras there were oiler positions in various industries, including maritime work (naval and commercial), railroading, steelmaking, and mining. Today most such positions have been eliminated through technological...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiler

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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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