tester

tester
noun /ˈtɛstə/
a) A canopy over a bed etc.

With our shaggy jackets drawn about our shoulders, we now passed the Tomahawk from one to the other, till slowly there grew over us a blue hanging tester of smoke, illuminated by the flame of the new-lit lamp.

b) A person who administers a test, or a device used for testing.
Syn: Botany Bay dozen

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