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* '''rushlight:''' a rush-candle, made from rushes dipped in grease; an insignificant person | * '''rushlight:''' a rush-candle, made from rushes dipped in grease; an insignificant person | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''rushlight:''' (''slang'') liquor (Note: this annotation is in the first two editions of Roland McHugh's ''Annotations to Finnegans Wake'' but not in the third edition; it may be a mistake) |
* '''rush-lit:''' illuminated by rushlights | * '''rush-lit:''' illuminated by rushlights | ||
* '''burning bush''' → Exodus 3 | * '''burning bush''' → Exodus 3 | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 10 November 2006
- rushlight: a rush-candle, made from rushes dipped in grease; an insignificant person
- rushlight: (slang) liquor (Note: this annotation is in the first two editions of Roland McHugh's Annotations to Finnegans Wake but not in the third edition; it may be a mistake)
- rush-lit: illuminated by rushlights
- burning bush → Exodus 3
