GREASEGUN
Grease gun
A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease fitting or 'nipple'. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is needed. The aperture may be of a type that fits closely with a receiving aperture on any number of mechanical devices. The close fitting of the apertures ensures that lubricant is applied only where needed. There are three types of grease gun:The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Grease gun (tool)
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grease gun
Noun
- a levered device for forcing grease into machinery.
- (colloquial, due to its appearance) a small machine gun, particularly the .45 calibre M3 used by the US in WW2.
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