time lamp

noun

1. an oil lamp of the 17th and 18th centuries, burning at a fixed rate and having a reservoir graduated in units of time.

Example Sentences

“Hopefully I can be a leader out there, a guy who leads by example and does the right thing at the right time,” Lamp said.

From Washington Times

“Hopefully I can be a leader out there, a guy who leads by example and does the right thing at the right time,” Lamp said.

From Washington Times

"And next time lamp who you're buttin' into, you pie-faced, turkey-shanked——" Well, maybe that's enough of the lady's repartee to quote exact; for the rest wa'n't strictly ladylike.

From Project Gutenberg