miner's friend
(also miners' friend) now historical
noun
1An early type of steam engine.
2The Davy safety lamp.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Savery (?1650–1715), engineer.
- foo-foo
- fool
- foolery
- foolhardily
- foolhardiness
- foolhardy
- foolish
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolproof
- foolscap
- fool's errand
- fool's gold
- fool's mate
- fool's paradise
- fool's parsley
- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- foosball
- fooster
- foot
- footage
- foot-and-mouth disease
- footbag
- football
- football coach