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gooseneck lamp

American  

noun

  1. a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.


Etymology

Origin of gooseneck lamp

First recorded in 1925–30

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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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