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Rushlight
01
a simple lighting device from earlier times, consisting of a rush stem soaked in fat or grease, used as a makeshift candle
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
rushlights
Examples
In colonial times, households often relied on rushlights for illumination after dark.
Lexical Tree
rushlight
rush
light
