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词汇 slush lamp
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Definition of slush lamp in English:

slush lamp

noun
Australian, NZ dated
  • An improvised light made from a container of fat and a wick.

    he read Wild West stories by the light of a slush lamp
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The summer night was moonless and dark, the mosquitoes were bad, and Sandy pricked up his slush-lamp, covered up his fire, and retired under the mosquito-net.
    • He looked round the bare quarters in which he was to suffer lonely confinement, lit by a dim glimmer of light from a swaying slush lamp.
    • He lit the slush lamp and it rocked and swayed with a jaundiced flame.
    • He filled and trimmed his slush-lamp.
    • His blue eyes twinkled with suppressed mirth and his chestnut hair glistened in the flickering light of the spluttering slush lamp.
    • The slush-lamp swung and stank and made the shadows wander.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from slush in the nautical sense 'fat or grease obtained from meat boiled on board ship'.

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