mislubricate

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ lubricate.

Verb

mislubricate (third-person singular simple present mislubricates, present participle mislubricating, simple past and past participle mislubricated)

1. To lubricate incorrectly.
   • 1913, Flight International - Volume 4, page 1154:

     The tendency at present is to overload and mislubricate

   • 1977, Hydrocarbon Processing - Volume 56, page 81:

     […] to ensure that nothing is overlooked, or mislubricated from lack of experience.

   • 1990, Fritz Noack, The American Organist - Volume 24, Issues 1-6, page 69:

     If not well-meaningly mislubricated, no repair would have been required.