Inuncting
Else clues• Anointing
• Bit of machine maintenance
• Buttering up
• Conditioning, as a baseball mitt
• Conditioning, as leather
• Getting the creaks out
• Lubing
• Lubricating
• Machine shop activity
• Mechanic's job
• Mechanic's job, at times
• Seeking to quiet a squeak
• Seeking to squelch a squeak