lampers
Americannoun
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"You were filled with rage due to the nature of the background you had with lampers," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
The court previously heard Williams passed two police officers as he drove to the paddock, telling them "there's lampers on my gallop, they are there now".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
"The lampers do not all die," said Denny, "because they do not all spawn;" and I observed that the dead ones were all of one size and doubtless of the same age.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
He was a farrier as well as an ostler; he could bleed, remove lampers from the mouths of the horses, and was well instructed in horse medicines.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Douglass, Frederick
A barefooted New Jersey boy told him that "lampers" die as soon as they have built their nests and laid their eggs.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
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