luben.

Brit.

/l(j)uːb/, U.S.

/lub/, Australian English

/luːb/

Etymology: Shortened < lubricant n., lubrication n., lubricate v. Compare hydrolube n.

colloquial (chiefly North American and Australian).

Colloquial shortening of lubricant n. or lubrication n. Frequently attributive, as lube bay, lube job, lube oil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > oily and slippery > relating to lubrication

lubricational1909

lube1934

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > lubricant

lubricator1757

lubricant1828

lube1956

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > distilled or refined mineral oils > lubricating oils

liquor1559

lubricant1828

machine oil1863

spindle oil1887

black oil1896

brick oil1898

Three-in-one1928

lube1956

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > lubricity or oiliness and slipperiness > lubrication > lubricating machinery

lubrication1870

lube1956

1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Feb. 194/2 Refineries where lube oil is not manufactured.

1947 Lubrication Engin. Sept. 26 (heading) Lube spots.

1951 Chem. & Engin. News 24 Dec. 5456/1 (heading) Synthetic lube oil announced by Defense Department.

1956 Chem. & Engin. News 3 Sept. 4247/2 (heading) Better lubes needed.

1957 J. V. Casamassa & R. D. Bent Jet Aircraft Power Syst. (ed. 2) xiv. 195/1 On the rear face are mounted the main lube and scavenge pump [etc.].

1962 Engineering 31 Aug. 285/2 A reinforced plastic coating can be laid on without putting the tank out of commission if the products are crude or lube oils.

1964 N.Z. Listener 11 Dec. 5/1 A new office girl passed the lube-bay... Windy was so upset he got grease all over everything.

1965 J. M. Cain Magician's Wife (1966) xv. 115 I'm just about due, I think, for the works—wash, lube job, tyre checks, gas—the usual.

1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game liii. 323 The grease nipples were dry; the car needed a lube.

Derivatives

lube v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate > lubricate machinery

lubricate1745

lube1961

1961 B. Malamud New Life (1962) 259 He had once lubed Levin's car.

1973 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 22 Aug. 60/1 (advt.) Clean and lube backing plates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lube
释义	luben. Brit. /l(j)uːb/, U.S. /lub/, Australian English /luːb/ Etymology: Shortened < lubricant n., lubrication n., lubricate v. Compare hydrolube n. colloquial (chiefly North American and Australian). Colloquial shortening of lubricant n. or lubrication n. Frequently attributive, as lube bay, lube job, lube oil. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > oily and slippery > relating to lubrication lubricational1909 lube1934 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > lubricant lubricator1757 lubricant1828 lube1956 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > distilled or refined mineral oils > lubricating oils liquor1559 lubricant1828 machine oil1863 spindle oil1887 black oil1896 brick oil1898 Three-in-one1928 lube1956 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > lubricity or oiliness and slipperiness > lubrication > lubricating machinery lubrication1870 lube1956 1934 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Feb. 194/2 Refineries where lube oil is not manufactured. 1947 Lubrication Engin. Sept. 26 (heading) Lube spots. 1951 Chem. & Engin. News 24 Dec. 5456/1 (heading) Synthetic lube oil announced by Defense Department. 1956 Chem. & Engin. News 3 Sept. 4247/2 (heading) Better lubes needed. 1957 J. V. Casamassa & R. D. Bent Jet Aircraft Power Syst. (ed. 2) xiv. 195/1 On the rear face are mounted the main lube and scavenge pump [etc.]. 1962 Engineering 31 Aug. 285/2 A reinforced plastic coating can be laid on without putting the tank out of commission if the products are crude or lube oils. 1964 N.Z. Listener 11 Dec. 5/1 A new office girl passed the lube-bay... Windy was so upset he got grease all over everything. 1965 J. M. Cain Magician's Wife (1966) xv. 115 I'm just about due, I think, for the works—wash, lube job, tyre checks, gas—the usual. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game liii. 323 The grease nipples were dry; the car needed a lube. Derivatives lube v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate > lubricate machinery lubricate1745 lube1961 1961 B. Malamud New Life (1962) 259 He had once lubed Levin's car. 1973 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 22 Aug. 60/1 (advt.) Clean and lube backing plates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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