Definition of "oilcan" [oil•can]

• A can for oil, especially a can with a spout constructed to release oil drop by drop, as for lubricating machinery. Also called oiler. (noun)

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• "Water I already had as a Z-Vex Seek Wah fed into a mid-speed Z-Vex Ooh Wah, or at least that's what I used for the elemental piece we performed last May: but last May I didn't have the Morley EVO-1 "oilcan" echo pedal, which is a liquid-based delay pedal with a ridiculously liquid sound and saturation, so add that in as an flavoring agent."
• "Ravens fly low with their swishing wing creak, their oilcan cry."
• "A rusted oilcan overflowed with beer cartons covered in snow."