wick
noun [C] /wɪk/Definition
› a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flameLighting and light fittings in the home
(Definition of wick noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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