student lamp

American  

noun

1. a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.

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Etymology

Origin of student lamp

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

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

A table, by one window, had on it a student lamp and neat piles of manuscript, while a dozen books were supported by book ends, against the wall.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton

Then, lighting a student lamp, he became absorbed again, reading on until the clock struck ten.

From Katherine's Sheaves by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

Then she locked her door, got out her pen and her blank book, lit the student lamp, and sat down at her table.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton

They saw the dim glow of the student lamp in his quarters, as they jingled cheerily away.

From A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier by Deming, Edwin Willard