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Davy lamp

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Davy lamp

▶noun historical a miner's portable safety lamp with the flame enclosed by wire gauze to reduce the risk of a gas explosion.

– origin named after the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829), who invented it.

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