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| Da·vy lamp (plural Da·vy lamps) |
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U.K. miners' lamp: a portable oil-burning lamp, formerly used by miners, in which the flame is protected by metal gauze to prevent it from igniting explosive gases underground
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| [Early 19th century. After Sir Humphry Davy] |
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