2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang]
[PJC]
{Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with
boiled oil.
{well oiled}, (a) operating smoothly and efficiently. (b) very drink. [slang] [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
oiled silk — /ɔɪld ˈsɪlk/ (say oyld silk) noun silk cloth treated with oil …
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oiled — (oild), a. 1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil. [1913 Webster] 2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang] [PJC] {Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil. {well oiled}, (a) operating smoothly and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
well oiled — oiled oiled (oild), a. 1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil. [1913 Webster] 2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang] [PJC] {Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil. {well oiled}, (a) operating smoothly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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