a. 1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Drunk; inebriated. [ slang ] [ PJC ] Oiled silk, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil. -- well oiled, (a) operating smoothly and efficiently. (b) very drink. [ slang ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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