lychnobite {LIK-noh-bite. Noun.} The OED defines lychnobite as “one who turns night into day; a ‘fast-liver.'”
From the Greek lychnobios, from lychnos, “lamp,” and bios, “life.”
– Endangered Words : A Collection of Rare Gems for Book Lovers by Simon Hertnon.
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