Noah Webster
Grease
GREASE, noun
1. Animal fat in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard; but particularly the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals.
2. A swelling and gourdiness of a horse's legs, occasioned by traveling or by standing long in a stable.
GREASE, verb transitive greez. To smear, anoint or daub with grease or fat.
1. To bribe; to corrupt with presents. [Not elegant.]