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oilers

(ˈɔɪləz)
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) US same as oilskin2
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"Three oilers and a fourth engineer," was his greeting.
Before that you must pass through the engine-room as an oiler."
As an oiler in the great engine-room I was confident that few things concerning steam would escape me.
The list will be reduced by the 52-year-old Englishman upon the arrival of the 13 overseas players named on 24 August.Liberia will take on Sierra Leone on 4 September outside Monrovia with the return leg in Freetown on 8 September.Players named by coach Butel are local-based goalkeepers: Prince Wlame (LPRC Oilers) and Tommy Songo and Ashley Williams (LISCR FC).
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Menengai Oilers upset Homeboyz 10-5 to win the Great Rift 10-a-side tournament at the Nakuru Athletic Club yesterday.
The Oilers looked like they would stop their skid against Montreal Sunday, but Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl wasted a 2-on-0 breakaway in overtime when Draisaitls pass hit McDavids skate.
Pete Russell's new-look Clan signed off pre-season in style with a thrilling 2-1 win over Stavanger Oilers.
TULSA Tulsa Junior Oilers Hockey Director Klage Kaebel played for the city's East Central Hockey League team, the Oilers, when the team was rivals with Oklahoma City's Blazers.<br />He's been around hockey in the northeastern Oklahoma metro for a long time.<br />"In the last five years, we've seen a huge growth of youth hockey players in Tulsa," Kaebel said.
The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a third period goal by forward Patrick Maroon (left) against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Place.