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colly

nounobject

small shallow iron oil lamp

a small shallow iron lamp with a floating wick, originally burning fish‑oil and later applied to small paraffin lamps

Example in use

Da colly's fair gaein oot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KOL-ee/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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