Wick

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

II. Wick ·noun ·Alt. of Wich.

III. Wick ·noun A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.

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