"oily rag" meaning in All languages combined

See oily rag on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-oily rag.ogg Forms: oily rags [plural]
Etymology: Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oily rag (plural oily rags)
  1. (derogatory slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-oily_rag-en-noun-DAF302sE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Smoking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Smoking: 73 27
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) A cigarette; fag. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-oily_rag-en-noun-TQ7MRuuI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: smell of an oily rag

Inflected forms

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