student lamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of student lamp
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Associate Justice Brandeis refused to accept one. plunked down in front of him a battered, goose-necked student lamp of his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
In another moment a dozen marshmallows were frizzling over the gas-jets, while the student lamp did duty for several more.
From Peggy by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
At his elbow softly burned a shaded student lamp, on a table covered with a scarlet and black cloth, and littered with books.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary
He turned and looked at the student lamp inside, where it stood on the table in full view.
From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding
There was a student lamp on the centre table, and in a corner stood a large iron safe.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
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