Davy lamp

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noun

a safety lamp formerly used by miners.

Origin of Davy lamp

First recorded in 1810–20; named after Sir H. Davy

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A few words on the Davy-lamp, which came into use about sixty years ago, may not be out of place here.
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British Dictionary definitions for davy lamp

Davy lamp

noun

See safety lamp

Word Origin

C19: named after Sir Humphry Davy, who invented it

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Historical Examples

A few words on the Davy-lamp, which came into use about sixty years ago, may not be out of place here.

He pointed to his Davy-lamp, inside of which the light kept burning blue, and there was a series of little sputtering explosions.

Davy lamp

Word Origin

Origin of Davy lamp