Noah Webster
Lubricate
LU'BRICATE, verb transitive [Latin lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.]
To make smooth or slippery. Mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied.
LU'BRICATE, verb transitive [Latin lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.]
To make smooth or slippery. Mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied.