OILING

Anointing

• Bit of machine maintenance

• Buttering up

• Conditioning, as a baseball mitt

• Conditioning, as leather

• Getting the creaks out

• Inuncting

• Lubing

• Lubricating

• Machine shop activity

• Mechanic's job

• Mechanic's job, at times

• Seeking to quiet a squeak

• Seeking to squelch a squeak