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noun

Wich, wick n.

A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.

(Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.

wick 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. "But true it is, that when the oil is spent The light goes out, and wick is thrown away."

verb

wick v. i. (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

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Etymology of 'Wick'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wick" Quotes from Famous Books

... The wick of a candle had dropped to the wax, and was spluttering fitfully. Mechanically I moved ...

— The Unspeakable Gentleman • John P. Marquand

... the boat, rubbing his eyes. "Must be a house burning, from the looks of it." They stood on the shanty-boat until the light began to diminish and then went to bed. Burney was unable to sleep. Presently he got up and turned up the wick of the lamp. Coaly went over and nestled by his feet. Suddenly Burney heard the sound of approaching footsteps. Coaly began to growl and moved nearer the door. Shawn was peering out of his bunk. Burney opened the door as two men came up the gang-plank. They were breathing hard and looked as ...

— Shawn of Skarrow • James Tandy Ellis

... the stair Winstanley went, To fire the wick afar; And Plymouth in the silent night Looked out, and saw ...

— Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. • Jean Ingelow

... to splutter once more, and give up the struggle. The long wick curled over, the tiny beam ...

— A Son of the Hills • Harriet T. Comstock

... odds and ends of worsted which lurked in the scrap-basket. A forage next took place in search of string, but as no parcels were ever delivered in that sequestered valley, twine became a precious and rare treasure. In default of any large supply being obtainable, my lamp and candle-wick material was requisitioned by F—— (who, by the way, is a perfect Uhlan for getting what he wants, when bent on a sporting expedition); and lastly, one or two empty flour-sacks were called for. You will see the use of this ...

— Station Amusements • Lady Barker

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