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Betty lamp

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noun
an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
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Origin of Betty lamp

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Betty lamp

betting shop, Bettinus, bettong, bettor, betty, Betty lamp, betulaceous, betula oil, between, between a rock and a hard place, betweenbrain
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How to use Betty lamp in a sentence

  • The phbe-lamp was similar to the betty-lamp, but some had a nose at either end and used a double wick.

    The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman

  • A phÅ“be lamp resembled a betty lamp, but had a shallow cup underneath to catch the dripping grease.

    Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle
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