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oily-wad

oily-wad noun: an oil-powered torpedo boat.

Noun

oily-wad (plural oily-wads)

  1. (slang) An oil-powered torpedo boat.

Forms of oily-wad

pluraloily-wads

Questions about oily-wad

What does oily-wad mean?
Oily-wad means an oil-powered torpedo boat.
What part of speech is oily-wad?
Oily-wad is a noun.
What is the plural of oily-wad?
The plural of oily-wad is oily-wads.

Words near oily-wad in the dictionary

  1. oily bitterling
  2. oily bitterlings
  3. oily rag
  4. oily rags
  5. oily rice
  6. oily-wad
  7. oily-wads
  8. oilyish
  9. oilyness
  10. OIML
  11. Oina

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