candle-wood

noun

Any form of resinous wood, the splinters of which are burned to furnish light.

Meanings

nouncandle-wood (countable and uncountable, plural candle-woods)

plural candle-woods

  1. countableuncountableAny form of resinous wood, the splinters of which are burned to furnish light.
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