greasen
adjEtymology From grease + -en (“made of, consisting of”).
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Northern England, Archaic Smeared with grease; greased
greasen
verbEtymology From grease + -en (verbal suffix).
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Rare To make greased or greasy
- His quick swim consisted of the usual small circle, ending on the same moss-greasened rocky ledge that he'd landed on since he was ten years old.1981, Jake MacDonald, Indian River, page 46:
- Although she was a rich lady, she maintained some of her peasant mannerisms, like bringing out her age-greasened basket tea cosy which held the old tea pot and four cups inside.1988, Catherine Dai, Bound feet, page 200:
2 more examples
- I'm goin' downtown, the telegraph to hire, And see if they need a colored man to greasen up the wire.1995, Irwin Silber, Earl Robinson, Songs of the Great American West, page 148:
- Carbohydrate satiation makes the protein smell more delicious, so he floats the idea and, with assent, helps himself to a couple of drumsticks, sighing about the finger-greasening inadequacies of the plastic fork and knife.2007, S. Christopher, Gravitas, page 121: