rush light

noun

a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.

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Also called rush light.

Origin:
1585–95

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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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"As it grew darker, I was startled by the honking of geese flying low over the woods, like weary travellers getting in late from Southern lakes, and indulging at last in unrestrained complaint and mutual consolation. Standing at my door, I could hear the rush of their wings; when, driving toward my house, they suddenly spied my light, and with hushed clamor wheeled and settled in the pond. So I came in, and shut the door, and passed my first spring night in the woods."

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