lamp1

noun

• a device for giving light, either one consisting of an electric bulb together with its holder and shade or cover, or one burning gas or oil and consisting of a wick or mantle and a glass shade:a table lamp
• an electrical device producing ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes.
• literary a source of spiritual or intellectual inspiration: he set out to rescue the lamp of American literature from the cave of the Philistines

verb

• 1 [with object] supply with lamps; illuminate:inspectors can lamp the lines between the manholes for routine maintenance observations
• [no object] literary shine:an evil fire out of their eyes came lamping

• 2 [no object] (often as noun lamping) hunt at night using lamps, especially for rabbits: my best dog was in his prime and I was lamping every chance I got