DROP-LIGHT
\dɹˈɒplˈa͡ɪt], \dɹˈɒplˈaɪt], \d_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_l_ˈaɪ_t]\
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A contrivance for bringing down an artificial light into such a position as may be most convenient for reading, working, etc., as, for example, a stand for a gas-burner to be placed on a table, and connected by an elastic tube with the gas-pipe. E. H. Knight.
By Daniel Lyons
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Snake's-head
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