rushlight

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
rushlight
    n 1: a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn:
         {rushlight}, {rush candle}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rushlight \Rush"light`\, n.
   A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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