Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miners safety candlestick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: min-er-s safe-ty -can-dle-stick
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From miners + safety + candlestick. Patented in 1872 by Theodore A. Washburn of Gold Hill, Nevada.

Inflected Forms

miners safety candlesticks (plural)

Synonyms

miner's candlestick Sticking Tommy Tommy Stick

Questions

What does miners safety candlestick mean?: 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.
Where does miners safety candlestick come from?: From miners + safety + candlestick. Patented in 1872 by Theodore A. Washburn of Gold Hill, Nevada.

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