English Explanatory Dictionary

oily rag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop.
  2. A cigarette; fag.

Pronunciation

En-au-oily rag.ogg

Word forms

oily rag oily rags

Etymology

Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease.

Derived words

smell of an oily rag
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