He removed his boots, trod as lightly as possible on the old worm-eaten boards, wore a large black velvet cloak, and was careful to use the Rising Sun Lubricator for oiling his chains.
Thursday was the day for oiling the harness, and so on Thursday he performed the task, never daring to entrust a work so important to a subordinate.
Duncan, bald-headed but with white and bushy side-whiskers, was engaged in the serious business of oiling and polishing the state harness, which had not been used for many months past.
The tests in France had developed that such a fundamental feature as the oiling system needed complete readjustment, and this was only indicative of the amount of work yet to be done on the engineering side of the production.
One day Edmund and John and I were seated in his yard, near the stable, mending the pigeon net, and Bishop Hancock was oiling a harness hanging just inside the barn, when the gate opened, and two old fools came into the yard.
This harness was getting about as rusty as my old bones and needed oiling badly.
Therefore the sheriff was extremely careful about the oilingof the cylinder.
He was set to work oiling the dynamos, and at ten dollars a week he had a fine chance to work his way up.
As soon as the measure was out of my servant's hand, they seized it, some licking it, others rubbing their hands in it, and then oiling their bread.
Oiling Bright Parts of Machinery It is my duty to go over the bright parts on the machinery in my father's shop and give them a coat of oil late in the afternoon to prevent any rust accumulating over night.
Remedies for leakage of oil from self-oiling bearings.
In self-oiling and splash systems where the oil is used over again, it should be kept in clean condition by frequent straining; 4.
The self-oiling feature consists of rings which revolve with the shaft, and feed the latter with oil continually, which they bring up from the reservoir below.
Add a few drops of rose-water to almonds to prevent their oiling when chopped or pounded.
Chop suet in a cool place, and sprinkle it with flour to prevent its oiling and sticking together.
Oiling: A second oiling is now given in a bath of 5 lb.
It is advisable to reduce the strength of the oiling and mordanting baths down to one-half.
Fine blacks are got if after oiling the cotton is treated with sumac or tannic acid, then mordanted with iron and dyed with alizarine as usual.
After the oiling comes a bath of alum or alumina sulphate, either used as bought, or made basic by the addition of soda.
In place of giving a second oiling after the dyeing, it is, perhaps, better to give it after the mordanting and before dyeing.
On the night of the 16th, I was oiling around my Black Maria to take out a local leaving our western terminus just after dark, when a tall, slim old gentleman stepped up to me and asked if I was the engineer.
The engine herself stood close to the office building, and after oiling around, I backed on to the train, bringing my cab right opposite a window in the despatcher's office.
Oil Signal=--The red signal on the left hand indicates oil pressure and the functioning of the oiling system.
Should it continue to burn or flash while the car is under way, it indicates that the oil supply is low or that the oiling system is not functioning properly.
They may be preserved fresh for some time by dipping them in boiling water, and instantly taking them out, or by oiling the shell, either of which will prevent the air from passing through.
Oiling the paper will make it come off with ease, but it should not be removed till quite cold.
The Loose Pulley runs on a cast iron sleeve, which is a part of the ring oiling box.
The oil is circulated by a pump directly operated from the turbine, except where the power-house is provided with a central oiling system.
Importance of Oiling System and Water Service The oil question, being important, should be solved in the early stages previously, if possible, to any official or unofficial consumption tests.
Oils There are several oils on the market that are suitable for the purpose of the turbine oiling system, but great care must be exercised in their selection.
The Oiling System Mounted on the end of the bedplate is the oil pump, operated from the main shaft of the turbine as previously stated.
In this connection, however, the results obtained are to a very large extent determined by the general mechanical design and construction of the oiling system and turbine.
The janandra had come silently out of the nearest side passage behind him, was approaching with the remembered oiling swiftness of motion, its great head lifted a yard from the floor.
She stirred about the office, getting out her typewriter and oiling it, while the two talked of various things.
She set the lad at work oiling them, demonstrating to him with her own hands, carefully gloved, the way to do it.
Warm the butter, without oiling it; beat it with a wooden spoon; stir the flour in gradually with the sugar, and mix these ingredients well together.
By oiling the mould, the cream will have a much smoother appearance, and will turn out more easily than when merely dipped in cold water.
An engine of this kind needs just as much oiling and cleaning as a steam engine.
Oiling on the first run of a machine is especially important, as the bearings are a trifle rough and more liable to heat than after machine has been used for some time.
These bearings require oiling only at intervals of several weeks, and although some of them have been in use more than eighteen years, there has been no case of heating or other failure.
He shall see that every set of points on the line is kept in good working order, but he shall only be responsible for the oiling and cleaning (as under Rules 14 and 15) of such points as are not under charge of a yardman.
They discovered the red-headed little man industriously "oiling around" for the swift glide down the western declivities.
The word was spoken while he was oiling around for the man-killing extra service.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "oiling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
