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
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
When near us rush light sledge and note of information ahead to overhaul us.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
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
By the dim rush light we took and read it.
From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Reed, Talbot Baines
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