oyly

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English

Adjective

oyly (comparative more oyly, superlative most oyly)

  1. Obsolete spelling of oily.
    • 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 14:
      ...there should be plac'd many glands, to separate an oyly matter, wherewith to lubricate the joints and tendons in action.
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