gooseneck lamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gooseneck lamp
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Standing at the helm of the 100-year-old “rose engine,” he peered through a microscope at a small, square slab of German silver illuminated by a gooseneck lamp.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
He sat at a rickety table lighted by a gooseneck lamp and worked on a letter about Vietnam, moral principles and the draft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here he had done his homework under the dusty black gooseneck lamp.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
I have a homework desk with a gooseneck lamp; a collection of cute, pastel-colored pens from Japan; and a tiny potted cactus.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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