| 单词 | rush lance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrush lance c. With the sense ‘made or consisting of a rush’, as rush dip, rush lance, rush tube, rush wick, etc. Cf. rush candle n., rushlight n. 1b. ΚΠ 1684 J. Dryden Epil. Univ. Oxf. in Misc. Poems 266 Stout Scaramoucha with Rush Lance rode in. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Candle Put..in a small Rush-wick. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 836 A paper smift..is then fixed to the top of the rush-tube. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth lvii I'll not give him a rush dip. 1922 Gas Manuf., Distribution & Use (Brit. Commerc. Gas Assoc.) 140/2 Rush dips were much in use at one time. 1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings x. 215 After some talk in the gloom of the kitchen, Roddie lit the rush wick and opened the door of the middle room. 1974 J. Aiken Midnight is Place (1977) 180 Three or four rush dips..burned smokily. 1993 Times 11 Oct. 5/8 A room like this would have been lit by rush torches. < as lemmas |
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