wickie

Spout of a five-wick 19th-century lighthouse lamp

Meaning

Noun

Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
A wicketkeeper.

Origin

From wick + -ie, because some of the wickie's duties related to supervising and tending to the wicks.
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