candle
noun
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
have candled
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present perfectof candle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I have candled thousands of eggs and have yet to see a yolk stuck to the shell unless the egg contained foreign organism or was several months old.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
