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rush candle
noun
a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
Also called rush light.
Origin:
1585–95
1585–95
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Rush candle
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| rush light or rush candle | |
| —n | |
| a narrow candle, formerly in use, made of the pith of various types of rush dipped in tallow | |
| rush candle or rush candle | |
| —n | |
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