oiled

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The charity said the 13 birds had been collected and taken away to be cleaned but several other "partially oiled" birds were spotted and proved unable to be retrieved.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

And it is proper: a leather-stitched, handball-sized shift knob, ever shivering with engine revs, the short throws between gears landing in oiled, notchy slots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

During the clean-up efforts, crews recovered three dead, oiled birds from around Swan Lake: two brown pelicans and a laughing gull.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Jody oiled the hoofs and kept them carefully trimmed so they would not crack.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck