1
: lubricated, treated, or covered with or as if with oil
oiled paper
2
slang : drunk sense 1a

Examples of oiled in a Sentence

Place the vegetables in the oiled pan. following the fuel spill, the resulting oiled stretch of roadway had to be closed to traffic
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The iconic accessory has featured all the same elements since the late ’70s, from its minimalist dial to an oiled, water-resistant leather strap. Yoni Yardeni, WWD, 21 July 2024 Rub grill grates with an oiled towel; wipe off any excess. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024 Place them on the oiled baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023 Once, Cosell, ill and maybe a little oiled, threw up on Dandy’s boots. Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for oiled 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of oiled was in 1530

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“Oiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oiled. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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