Leyden Jaror Phial. A glass vessel partly coated, inside and out, with lead-foil, and used in electrical experiments to receive accumulated electricity; invented by Vanleigh, of Leyden. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Leyden Jar from Infoplease:
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