What is the meaning of Wick?

  • (n.) Alternative of Wich.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (v.i.) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
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