time lamp

noun

An oil lamp from the 17th and 18th centuries, that burned at a fixed rate and consisted of a reservoir marked in units of time.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalobsoleteAn oil lamp from the 17th and 18th centuries, that burned at a fixed rate and consisted of a reservoir marked in units of time.
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