candlesnuffer

[ kan-dl-snuhf-er ]
/ ˈkæn dlˌsnʌf ər /

noun

Usually candlesnuffers. a scissorlike instrument for removing the snuff of candles, tapers, etc., usually with a small box for catching the trimmed wick. Also called snuffer.Compare extinguisher(def 3).

Origin of candlesnuffer

First recorded in 1545–55; candle + snuffer2

Example sentences from the Web for candlesnuffer

  • The candlesnuffer, who perhaps may have been a bad wit, crossed the stage just after wards, and likewise bowed to the goddess.

    The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt