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CANDLE-WASTER

\kˈandə͡lwˈe͡ɪstə], \kˈandə‍lwˈe‍ɪstə], \k_ˈa_n_d_əl_w_ˈeɪ_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of CANDLE-WASTER

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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One who in study or in dissipation only wastes candles; a bit of the burning wick that wastes the candle.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

One who keeps late hours, as spendthrift or as student.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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