rushlight
Example Sentences
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The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012
Alyce lighted Jane’s way through the gloomy night with a rushlight that hissed and sputtered in the mist.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
With the rushlight he cast around, plunging his hand into the stinking mounds.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing; the water in the pitchers was frozen.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
The rushlight trembled and shrank to a glimmer.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
