Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a white grease robe
English answer:
a white overall
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Jan 30, 2013 15:17
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a white grease robe
English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
automotive history
In the early 1900s, motorists needed, for starters, a white grease robe, a rubber lap robe, goggles, extra petrol and oil, a towing rope, two sets of tyre chains and a canvas bucket to hold water for both the car and its passengers...
What is
a white grease robe?
thank you!
What is
a white grease robe?
thank you!
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| 4 +3 | a white overall |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | duster |
PaulaAnn
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a white overall
To protect them from the grease when they had to make adjustments under the bonnet (or hood - USA), or crawl under the car, when they would probably use a blanket to lie on.
I'm only guessing when I say 'white' would have been considered smarter, and even I don't remember that far back...
I'm only guessing when I say 'white' would have been considered smarter, and even I don't remember that far back...
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duster
I think this refers to the coat, usually white, known as a duster that was worn over clothing to protect from blowback from the engine while driving (no windshields on early vehicles) and while working under the hood.
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