gig-lamp en · NOUN
Etymology
From gig + lamp.
Meanings
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(archaic, historical) Either of the lamps on either side of a gig carriage; a headlamp.
But once on the more secure purchase of the macadamised main road, their driver turned off his gig-lamps and let the passengers swell slowly into drowsy sleep as he set sail for distant Avignon.
1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1257:
- (dated, in-plural, slang) Spectacles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gig-lamps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |