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miner's candlestick

miner's candlestick is the ellipsis of miners safety candlestick.

Meaning of miners safety candlestick

Noun

miners safety candlestick (plural miners safety candlesticks)

  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.

Noun capitalized: Miner's Candlestick

Miner's Candlestick (plural Miner's Candlesticks)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of miner's candlestick.

Synonyms of miner's candlestick

Forms of miner's candlestick

pluralminer's candlesticks
pluralMiner's Candlesticks

Questions about miner's candlestick

What is miner's candlestick the ellipsis of?
Miner's candlestick is the ellipsis of miners safety candlestick.
What part of speech is miner's candlestick?
Miner's candlestick is a noun.
What is the plural of miner's candlestick?
The plural of miner's candlestick is miner's candlesticks.

Words near miner's candlestick in the dictionary

  1. miner's anaemia
  2. miner's anemia
  3. miner's anæmia
  4. miner's canaries
  5. miner's canary
  6. miner's candlestick
  7. miner's cat
  8. miner's cough
  9. miner's dial
  10. miner's disease
  11. miner's elbow

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