n.
a local term.See quotation.
1875. Wood and Lapham, `Waiting for the Mail,' p. 21:
«I may explain that a `Ballarat Lantern' is formed by knockingoff the bottom of a bottle, and putting a candle in the neck.»
·noun ·see Aristotle's lantern. II. Lantern ·noun A perforated barrel to form a core upon. III. La...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Ships of war had formerly three poop-lanterns, and one in the main-top, to designate the admiral's s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(so called of its shining) occurs only in (John 18:3) (It there probably denotes any kind of covered...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins. ...
·- A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens. ...
·adj Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person. ...
Iron bars to secure the lanterns. ...
A west-country name for the smooth sole. ...
A light carried by admirals to denote the flag-ship by night. ...
, or top-light. A large signal-lantern placed in the after-part of a top, in ships where an admira...
·noun ·see Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack. ...
The corpo santo, or St. Elmo's light, is sometimes so called. ...