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单词 rushlight
释义 rushlight
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a candle made of the pith of various rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease
 < draw the curtain, and kindle the rushlight — Mary Webb >
2. : one that is singularly insignificant
 < told him that good scholars were looked upon here as mere rushlightsYale Literary Magazine >
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