rush candle

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rush candle¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

As he pored over the map, by the light of bog-deal torch or rush candle, what would he see upon it?

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The radiance of sunlight might well have been less than the blaze of a rush candle before the staggering brilliancy.

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Their wee green cloaks were folded close about them, and each carried a rush candle.

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As to the character of the President himself, to praise him was like holding up a rush candle to let us see the sun.

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The old woman Gianna had come downstairs with a lighted rush candle in her hand; she was scared and afraid.

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