wick
Definition of wick
Pronunciation: wĭk | n. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | (Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players. | | 1. | 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. | 1. | (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction. |
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