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<blockquote>A great <b>lubberly</b> boy. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lubberly</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lub"ber*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Clumsily; awkwardly.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Lubric, Lubrical</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw><hw>Lu"bric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lu"bric*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lubricus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>lubrique</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a smooth surface; slippery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Lascivious; wanton; lewd.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>This <b>lubric</b> and adulterate age. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lubricant</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu"bri*cant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lubricans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>lubricare</ets>, See <er>Lubricate</er>.]</ety> <def>Lubricating.</def>

<h1>Lubricant</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu"bri*cant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.</def>

<h1>Lubricate</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu"bri*cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lubricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>lubricare</ets> to lubricate. See <er>Lubric</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make smooth or slippery; <as>as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies <ex>lubricate</ex> the parts to which they are applied</as>.</def>

<i>S. Sharp.</i>

<blockquote>Supples, <b>lubricates</b>, and keeps in play, The various movements of this nice machine. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.</def>

<h1>Lubrication</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu`bri*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.</def>

<h1>Lubricator</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu"bri*ca`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, lubricates.</def> " <i>Lubricator</i> of the fibers."

<i>Burke.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery.</def>

<h1>Lubricitate</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu*bric"i*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>See <er>Lubricate</er>.</def>

<h1>Lubricity</h1> <Xpage=873>

<hw>Lu*bric"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lubricitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>lubricit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property, which diminishes friction; <as>as, the <ex>lubricity</ex> of oil</as>.</def>