neep lantern
neep lantern noun: a lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip, traditionally used as decoration at Halloween.
Noun
neep lantern (plural neep lanterns)
- A lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip, traditionally used as decoration at Halloween.
- A third was a two-headed spectre, the upper one being a fiery head, that bore a suspicious resemblance to a neep lantern, and his body, or what should have been his body, was wrapped in a while sheet.1873, Thomas Watson, Homely Pearls at Random Strung, page 270
- A neep lantern bobbing by the end of the palisade, near the Smith house, where a clutch of bairns stood in the footpath waiting for him.2003, Heather Spears, The Flourish, page 347
- Synonyms:
- tumshie lantern
Synonyms of neep lantern
- tumshie lantern
Forms of neep lantern
| plural | neep lanterns |
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Questions about neep lantern
- What does neep lantern mean?
- Neep lantern means a lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip, traditionally used as decoration at Halloween.
- What part of speech is neep lantern?
- Neep lantern is a noun.
- What is the plural of neep lantern?
- The plural of neep lantern is neep lanterns.
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