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Betty lamp — 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. Also, betty lamp. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
betty lamp — “ noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: probably from the name Betty : a lamp consisting of a shallow lidded metal vessel with a small spout for a coarse wick, fueled by tallow, grease, or oil, usually hung by a hook and chain, and used… … Useful english dictionary
