The super macro guessing game (5)

Nogo wrote in post #18535826
Some sort of lighting equiptment?

Sorry ... you remain in the dark

Chris.R wrote in post #18535835
Is it something a person pushes?

I suppose you could push it, this has nothing to do with its function and will not help you.

Is it a domestic item?

Chris.R wrote in post #18535864
Is it a domestic item?

It is not specifically designed for domestic use. But it can be so utilized. This one is on my wife’s desk.

Would an office-supply store carry these?

ECC233 wrote in post #18535867
It is not specifically designed for domestic use. But it can be so utilized. This one is on my wife’s desk.

Are you implying that the domestic duties in your household are your wife's responsibility?

Reading between the lines, it sure looks like you believe that.

OhLook wrote in post #18535901
Would an office-supply store carry these?

I don’t know how to answer that in a helpful manner. I think the best answer is that it is very unlikely that they would where you live,

Nogo wrote in post #18535910
Are you implying that the domestic duties in your household are your wife's responsibility?

Reading between the lines, it sure looks like you believe that.

Not implied. Simply to illustrate that this one is used in the house

Chambers’ definition “belonging or relating to the home, the family or private life”

Is the part which is chequered, as it is to facilitate gripping?

Chris.R wrote in post #18536084
Is the part which is chequered, as it is to facilitate gripping?

Yes

ECC233 wrote in post #18535989
I don’t know how to answer that in a helpful manner. I think the best answer is that it is very unlikely that they would where you live,

Is there likely to be national significance?

Is it a tool?

Chris.R wrote in post #18536093
Is there likely to be national significance?

In the descriptor, yes

Chris.R wrote in post #18536096
Is it a tool?

Yes .. as usual in answer to this question with the proviso (in the broadest sense of tool). But tool it is.

ECC233 wrote in post #18536164
In the descriptor, yes

EH? Do you mean there's something in the name of the thing, which pertains to a country?