Rushlight

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rushlight \Rush"light`\, n.
     A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rushlight
       n : a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn: {rush
           candle}]