Usually means: Container for storing and dispensing oil.
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  1. oilcan: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. oilcan: Merriam-Webster
  3. oilcan: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. oilcan: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. oilcan: Collins English Dictionary
  6. oilcan: Vocabulary.com
  7. oilcan: Wordnik
  8. oilcan: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. oilcan: Wiktionary
  10. oilcan: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. oilcan: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. oilcan: Dictionary.com
  13. Oilcan: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. oilcan: Rhymezone
  15. oilcan: FreeDictionary.org
  16. oilcan: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. oilcan: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.

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