palimscope              a hand-held device producing UV light for
                        reading palimpsests.
novia                   buckets on a wheel, for raising water.
quant                   (Brit.) a pole used for punting.
probang                 (med.) a flexible rod tipped with a ball.
lazy tongs              tongs in the form of a pinned double zigzag,
                        extending as they are closed.
jedding ax              a stonemason's ax having a flat and a wedge face.
burin                   a sharpened rod with handle, as an engraving tool.
snath                   a scythe's shaft.