"miners safety candlestick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miners safety candlesticks [plural]
Etymology: From miners + safety + candlestick. Patented in 1872 by Theodore A. Washburn of Gold Hill, Nevada. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|miners|safety|candlestick}} miners + safety + candlestick Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: miner's candlestick, Sticking Tommy, Tommy Stick
    Sense id: en-miners_safety_candlestick-en-noun-KWOmN3z4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mining

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