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   oiler
         n 1: a worker who oils engines or machinery
         2: a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn: {oil well},
            {oiler}]
         3: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil
            tanker}, {oiler}, {tanker}, {tank ship}]

English Dictionary: oiler by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Olearia
n
  1. large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers
    Synonym(s): Olearia, genus Olearia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ollari
n
  1. a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oiler \Oil"er\, n.
      1. One who deals in oils.
  
      2. One who, or that which, oils.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oilery \Oil"er*y\, n. [Cf.F. huilerie.]
      The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker
      of, or dealer in, oils.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oily \Oil"y\, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.]
      1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or
            qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or
            substance. --Bacon.
  
      2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an
            oily appearance.
  
      3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible;
            insinuating. [bd]This oily rascal.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     His oily compliance in all alterations. --Fuller.
  
      {Oily grain} (Bot.), the sesame.
  
      {Oily palm}, the oil palm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Owler \Owl"er\, n. [From {Owl}, v. i.]
      One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See
      {Owling}, n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --T. Brown.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Owlery \Owl"er*y\, n.; pl. {Owleries}.
      An abode or a haunt of owls.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Olar, SC (town, FIPS 52585)
      Location: 33.18029 N, 81.18519 W
      Population (1990): 391 (164 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29843
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