Davy lamp

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noun

a safety lamp formerly used by miners.

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Origin of Davy lamp

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

Words nearby Davy lamp

Davos, Davout, Davy, Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, Davy lamp, Davys, daw, dawah, dawbake, dawdle

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How to use Davy lamp in a sentence

The picture was taken when Harry was 20, and dating Zimbabwean Chelsy Davy.
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Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.
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“When Tibor died we did a retrospective of MCo., and the lamp was the last thing you saw,” she says.
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That he ends up not lighting a lamp but tangled in the cobwebs is one of the truths of this valuable book.
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Struggling with the only battery-operated lamp, McDaniel glanced at Boyah.
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Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
"I verily believe they're gone to look at my button," cried Davy, beginning to laugh, in spite of his fears.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for Davy lamp

Davy lamp

noun

See safety lamp

Word Origin for Davy lamp

C19: named after Sir Humphry Davy, who invented it

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