Usually means: Primitive candle made from rush.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word rush candle:

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  1. rush candle: Merriam-Webster
  2. rush candle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. rush candle: Collins English Dictionary
  4. rush candle: Vocabulary.com
  5. rush-candle, rush candle: Wordnik
  6. rush candle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. rush candle: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Rush candle, rush candle: Dictionary.com
  9. rush candle: Rhymezone
  10. rush-candle: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. rush candle: FreeDictionary.org
  12. rush candle: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. rush candle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. rush candle: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rush candle)

▸ noun:  A candle of tallow or wax that uses a piece of rush as a wick.

Similar:
rushlight, candlestub, snuff, sulfur candle, candle-stub, cruse, sulphur candle, snaste, cruisie, cresset, more...

Opposite:
slow candle, leisurely candle, relaxed candle

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Similar:
rushlight, candlestub, snuff, sulfur candle, candle-stub, cruse, sulphur candle, snaste, cruisie, cresset, more...

Opposite:
slow candle, leisurely candle, relaxed candle



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