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lantern, ballarat
n. a local term.See quotation. 1875. Wood and Lapham, `Waiting for the Mail,' p. 21: «I may expla...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
(so called of its shining) occurs only in (John 18:3) (It there probably denotes any kind of covered light, in distinction from a simple taper or common house-light, as well as from a flambeau. Lanterns were much employed by the Romans in military operations. Two, of bronze, have been found among the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. They are cylindrical, with translucent horn sides, the lamp within being furnished with an extinguisher.-ED.)
n. a local term.See quotation. 1875. Wood and Lapham, `Waiting for the Mail,' p. 21: «I may expla...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris