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Davy (iou)



Davy noun2. E19.
[Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1828), English chemist.]
In full Davy lamp. A miners' safety lamp invented by Davy, in which the flame is surrounded with wire-gauze so as to prevent its transmission to explosive gases outside the lamp.