Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name sometimes given to the stirrup-lantern.
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Within days bloggers were discussing if 24's Jack Bauer had been given access to the device, speculating on the danger of overcharging lithium polymer ion batteries, discussing the pyrophor-icity of common household objects and worrying that they would be barred from taking their laptops on airplanes.
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