oilcar (oilkar)

1. A box-car with open sides for carrying oil in barrels. [U.S.] -2. A platform-car with tanks for carrying oil in bulk: commonly called a tank - car. [U. S.] oil-cellar (oil's el"är), n. [ Thyne oil cellar set on the somer syde, Hold out the cold and lette come in the sonne. Palladius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 18. of 2. A metal box attached to the under side the strap of a connecting-rod on a locomotive or other engine, in relation with and covering holes in the strap that communicate with the crank-pin, for holding oil, and applying it to the crank-pin through the violent agitation of the box when the engine is in motion.