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单词 betty lamp
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Betty lamp

or betty lamp


noun

an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.

Origin of Betty lamp

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Betty lamp

betting shop, Bettinus, bettong, bettor, betty, Betty lamp, betulaceous, betula oil, between, between a rock and a hard place, betweenbrain
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Example sentences from the Web for Betty lamp

  • The phbe-lamp was similar to the betty-lamp, but some had a nose at either end and used a double wick.

    The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman
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