recoiling

Example Sentences

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His job was to assemble the watch and ensure it worked, then to disassemble it, recleaning and reoiling the parts before putting it back together one final time.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2015

It is, however, quite possible to go through all of the operations of removing, cleaning and reoiling the jewel and polishing the pivot and then find that no improvement has been made in the motion.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.

As an example we may analyze the simple feature of polishing a pivot and cleaning and reoiling a jewel to improve the motion in one of the horizontal positions.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.

"Take that chair," said the consul, reoiling his cleaning rag.

From Whirligigs by Henry, O.