*oiler*

n. A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a loose protective smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work. [ British ]
Syn. -- overall, boilers suit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. bouillerie. ] A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels. [ 1913 Webster ]

What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels against the church? Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who despoils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who embroils. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who foils or frustrates. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who deals in oils. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who, or that which, oils. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An oil tanker. [ PJC ]

4. A ship which is powered by oil. [ PJC ]

5. An oilcan. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. huilerie. ] The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, recoils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Aeronautics) A device attached to the wing of an airplane or other airfoil, which breaks the smooth flow of air during flight and decreases the lift of the airfoil; -- used to control the attitude of the airplane during banking or descent. [ PJC ]

4. A device attached to a car to decrease lift and increase traction, usually shaped as a flat surface and attached above the rear of the car, and working on the same principal as the aircraft spoiler{ 3 }. [ PJC ]