Meanings
noundark-lanthorn (plural dark-lanthorns)
plural dark-lanthorns
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of dark lantern.
'Tis a dark-lanthorn of the spirit
1859, Samuel Butler, “Canto 1, Line 605”, in Henry George Bohn, editor, Hudibras, page 24
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dark-lanthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dark-lanthorn
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