Betty lamp: Meaning and Definition of

Bet'ty lamp"

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  1. an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
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