See Also: drowk(dictionary)

lamplighter (iou) and drowk (iou)


lamplighter (iou)



lamplighter noun. M18.
[from LAMP noun + LIGHTER noun2.]
Hist. A person employed to light (gas) street lamps. M18.
A device used for lighting a lamp. M19.
= CRAPPIE. N. Amer. L19.

drowk (iou)



drowk verb intrans. obsolete exc. dial. E16.
[Origin unkn.]
Droop.