smell of the lamp

Verb

Meaning

smell of the lamp (third-person singular simple present smells of the lamp, present participle smelling of the lamp, simple past and past participle smelled of the lamp or smelt of the lamp)

(idiomatic, archaic) To bear marks of great study and labor.

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Close letter words and terms

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