candle-snuffern.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., snuffer n.¹

Etymology: < candle n. + snuffer n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-ˌsnuffer.

1. An instrument for snuffing candles.

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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > that which extinguishes (candles or torches)

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1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Candle snuffer, or instrumente to snuffe candelles.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. 353 Hardware..such as knives, scissars, and candle-snuffers.

†2. An attendant whose duty it is to snuff and attend to candles; spec. in Theatres, the man in charge of the lights, when these were candles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > one who extinguishes candles

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > candle-snuffer

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1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 42. ¶3 Two or three shifters of Scenes, with the two Candle-Snuffers.

1821 Carlyle in Macmillan's Mag. XLV. 236 Then shall I no longer play a candlesnuffer's part in the great drama.

1881 P. Fitzgerald World behind Scenes 17 ‘Not fit to be a candle-snuffer’. When oil lamps took the place of candles, the wicks required constant trimming, and the services of this official continued in requisition.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	candle-snuffer
释义	candle-snuffern. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candle n., snuffer n.¹ Etymology: < candle n. + snuffer n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcandle-ˌsnuffer. 1. An instrument for snuffing candles. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > that which extinguishes (candles or torches) snitelc1000 candle-quencher1382 sniters1382 sniting tongsa1425 snuffer1465 sniting instrumentc1475 candle-shears1483 sniting iron1483 out-quencher1535 candle-snuffer1552 snufter1558 extinguisher1562 dout1573 douter1622 topper1688 link-extinguisher1859 squencher1871 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Candle snuffer, or instrumente to snuffe candelles. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. 353 Hardware..such as knives, scissars, and candle-snuffers. †2. An attendant whose duty it is to snuff and attend to candles; spec. in Theatres, the man in charge of the lights, when these were candles. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > one who extinguishes candles snuffer1611 candle-snuffer1711 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > candle-snuffer candle-snuffer1711 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 42. ¶3 Two or three shifters of Scenes, with the two Candle-Snuffers. 1821 Carlyle in Macmillan's Mag. XLV. 236 Then shall I no longer play a candlesnuffer's part in the great drama. 1881 P. Fitzgerald World behind Scenes 17 ‘Not fit to be a candle-snuffer’. When oil lamps took the place of candles, the wicks required constant trimming, and the services of this official continued in requisition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1552
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