oiled

oiled
/oyld/, adj.
1. lubricated or smeared with or as if with oil.
2. Slang. drunk; intoxicated.
[1525-35; OIL + -ED2, -ED3]

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  • Oiled — Oil Oil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oiling}.] To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oiled — adjective Date: 1530 1. lubricated, treated, or covered with or as if with oil < oiled paper > 2. slang drunk 1a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oiled — adjective well oiled BrE informal very drunk …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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