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noun
A dome-shaped ceiling-mounted light fixture, usually with a thumbscrew in the center to remove the cover to change the bulb
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From its resemblance to the human breast, the thumbscrew resembling the nipple
