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
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
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
Paul and Edward were in their raftered room, which was better lighted by the fire of logs than by the feeble rush light glimmering on the table.
From In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young by Everett-Green, Evelyn
With such instruments and a snowy ground, master Redmain, you might be back at your castle of Kilmory in two flickers of a rush light.
From The Thirsty Sword by Leighton, Robert
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