Sunday, November 29, 2009

I want to see a picture of a slutlamp


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: slutlamp

Why: In The Road by Cormac McCarthy:
He screwed down the plastic cup and wiped the bottle off with a rag and hefted it in his hand. Oil for their little slutlamp to light the long gray dusks, the long gray downs.
Answer: Here is one:

Source: Google Images

The More You Know: It's a jar or bottle of oil with a cloth wick in it. According to the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, it may also be called a smut lamp!

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