1. n. a device for lighting cigarettes etc.2. n. a boat, usu. flat-bottomed, for transferring goods from a ship to a wharf or another ship.
Etymology: ME f. MDu. lichter (as LIGHT(2) in the sense 'unload')
1. n. a device for lighting cigarettes etc.2. n. a boat, usu. flat-bottomed, for transferring goods from a ship to a wharf or another ship.
Etymology: ME f. MDu. lichter (as LIGHT(2) in the sense 'unload')
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012