Crossword clues for zippo
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
proprietary name of a brand of cigarette lighter, patented 1934 by Zippo Manufacturing Co., Bradford, Pa.
Wiktionary
a. (context slang English) None whatsoever
Wikipedia
A Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter manufactured by American Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the eight decades since their introduction including military versions for specific regiments. Since its invention Zippos have been sold around the world and have been described "a legendary and distinct symbol of Americana". In 2012 the company produced the 500-millionth unit. Since its inception Zippo Lighters have been almost exclusively manufactured in the United States, with the exception of those manufactured in Niagara, Canada (an operation that has since been shut down).
Zippo may refer to:
- Zippo, a brand of refillable metal lighters
- M67 Zippo, a flamethrowing variant of the American Patton tank
- Zippo 200 at the Glen, a NASCAR Nationwide Series race in New York state
Usage examples of "zippo".
Frank Vaughn stroked the wheel of his Zippo, got flame, and lit a cigarette.
Antoine Zippo, who had wrecked one jugular vein last year with a shore-based Navy band in Norfolk and was now trying for two, took a break, shook the spit out of his horn and reached for the beer on the piano.
At a nod he lit it with a Zippo emblazoned with a black panther on a rock.
Hanson dropped into his swivel chair as Mike pulled the Zippo back out.
Noah, the tattooed man, shared the trailer with Zippo and Ajax the Legless Wonder.
As if to punctuate his point, he threw a magazine at Zippo catching him behind the ear.
He looked at his roommates in turn -- Zippo, who seemed to have shut himself down to a dormant state.
But his eyes remained wary, they darted from Zippo to the Captain and back again as though looking for reassurance that all would be well.
But he was grateful for the rest stop anyway, being cooped up with Zippo and Ajax, listening to their bickering made every trip seem longer than it was.
I watched the flickering glow of the Zippo flame as it washed back onto her face.
She closed the cover of the Zippo with that hollow snap, and for an instant, without the light, she disappeared.
Kit touched my arm, indicating I should put out the Zippo, which I did.
He got a Zippo lighter out and snapped a flame and lit the cigarette and put the lighter away with one of those efficient little movements smokers have developed over the long ritual of their addiction.
He twisted the end in his mouth and turned it around and lit it with an old Zippo lighter worn through to the brass.
Dale took the cigar and leaned it into the flame from the battered Zippo lighter with the Special Forces crest that Ray held out.