rushlight

2 definitions found

rushlight - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

rushlight - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rushlight
      n 1: a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn:
           rushlight, rush candle]