English Explanatory Dictionary

miners safety candlestick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hand-forged iron tool used as a portable candle holder, most notably by miners to light their way in shafts; the spike of the tool could be driven into a wooden support frame or crack; known colloquially as a Sticking Tommy or Tommy Stick.

Word forms

miners safety candlestick miners safety candlesticks

Etymology

From miners + safety + candlestick. Patented in 1872 by Theodore A. Washburn of Gold Hill, Nevada.

Synonyms

miner's candlestick Sticking Tommy Tommy Stick
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