an early safety lamp for miners, in which the flame was enclosed by wire gauze as a protection against firedamp
Origin of Davy lamp
after Sir Humphry Davy, its inventorDavy lamp
Davy lamp Davy lamp
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Noun
- Alternative capitalization of Davy lamp.
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