Canstick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Canstick is a noun meaning (obsolete) A candlestick (candle holder).
Meaning
(obsolete) A candlestick (candle holder).
Example Sentences
I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, / Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree, / And that would set my teeth nothing on edge, / Nothing so much as mincing poetry.
Word Forms
- cansticks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brazen, candlestick, candlestand, taperstick, stick, nickstick.
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