rush light
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They had lit a rush light so that she saw what had happened in a flash, and immediately she began screaming at the top of her voice.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
After a time she sprang from the bed, lighted a candle at the rush light, and read John's letter in a tremor of dream-wrought fear.
From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Major, Charles
They accordingly withdrew, the woman having first left a lit rush light candle at his bed-side, as she knew the ceremony required.
From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
There! there's that rush light gone out, and you never put any water in the tin; a pretty nurse you make, now I shall have that smell in my nose all night.
From Emilie the Peacemaker by Geldart, Mrs. Thomas
I opened mine own door cautiously, having extinguished my rush light, and I saw that the proctors were there, together with the prior and various servants of the college.
From For the Faith by Everett-Green, Evelyn
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