See zerk on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2005, Roger Welsch, From Tinkering to Torquing, page 99:",
"text": "The moral is, if you don't keep grease in those zerks, you're going to be replacing some expensive parts. To grease through a zerk, you simply push the business end of a grease gun onto the zerk—it will pop right on with a little pressure—and work the handle until a bit of grease can be seen oozing out of the joint you are lubricating.",
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