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2 | 37% | 5 | Sound from an unoiled hinge | |
3 | 28% | 4 | Old-fashioned term for an old man | |
Old Fashioned And Unoiled Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "CREAKY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Worn and broken down by hard use
- • Having a rasping or grating sound
- • Of or pertaining to arthritis adjective
- • Tending to creak
- • Worn down by overuse; decrepit
- • Arthritic or rheumatic
- • Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The old wooden staircase was creaky."
- • "Every time i moved, my bed made a creaky noise."
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