Term Gallery logo

Meanings of oiled hinges in English

We have no meanings for "oiled hinges" in our records yet.
Usage of oiled hinges in English
1
The man went down as though his knees were oiled hinges.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
2
Dougal pulled on the handle, and the door swung outward on well- oiled hinges.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
3
It was all one piece, and raised on smooth oiled hinges.
Guilty Pleasures
4
The freshly oiled hinges opened without a sound to reveal the empty bed inside.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
5
It swung open like a door on well- oiled hinges.
Colorado abduction
6
And then, I could not attribute the freshly oiled hinges nor the rifled safe to Maillot.
The Paternoster Ruby
7
She and Newberry hadn't waited more than a minute before the gates opened on well- oiled hinges.
Burning up
8
There was nothing whatever to cause that huge mahogany door to swing upon its well- oiled hinges.
Ray's Daughter: A Story of Manila
9
And then the door opened on oiled hinges, and a dark-haired man stood outlined in light.
The Wolf’s Hour
10
The door swung easily on well- oiled hinges.
The fifth servant
11
It went smoothly, on oiled hinges.
Speaks the Nightbird
12
It opened smoothly on well- oiled hinges.
The White Road
13
It opened on well- oiled hinges.
The Killing Dance
14
As though his head moved on poorly oiled hinges, he glared at Whitmore Bludd, who was ashen and shaking.
Paul of dune
15
He pushed on it, and it swung forward on well- oiled hinges but then stopped, as though something was blocking it.
Silent screams
16
The Jew screamed and dropped his knife, staggering heavily against the cellar door, which swung back on its well- oiled hinges.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
This collocation consists of:
Oiled hinges through the time
Oiled hinges across language varieties
United States of America
Common