davy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim A diminutive of the male given name David.

   “Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate Upon Saint Davy's day.”

2. özel isim A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.
3. isim A Davy lamp.

   “[…] the experience of more than one of the best-regulated collieries of the north of England, where a vast number of Davies are in daily use.”

4. isim An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath

   “Rather than testify in open court, each sailor posted a davy before sailing off.”

5. isim A Davy lamp, a type of safety lamp.

   “The miner knew the old davy was safer than any open flame, but far riskier than a modern flashlight.”