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wick
noun
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
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noun
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
“The physician put a wick in the wound to drain it”
noun
A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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The physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
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