davy
davy · davies · davys
An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oathAn affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath
/ˈdeɪvi/
» Davy was making mud pies behind the barn.
Meaning
2 sensesAn affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath
Rather than testify in open court, each sailor posted a davy before sailing off.
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.
More definitions
- English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Examples
14 sentencesDavy was making mud pies behind the barn.
Davy thrust his hand into his pocket and produced . . . a caterpillar, a furry, squirming caterpillar.
Sir Humphry Davy - one of the greatest chemists.
You're not afraid to sleep alone, are you, Davy?
A captain sometimes goes to Davy Jones's locker with his ship.
Forms
plural: davies / davysSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829):Humphry DavySir Humphry Davy
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaffidavy