"snauffed" (the wick)

snuff The squeak of the newspaper page on the glass globe, the faint reek of kerosene and then the snip of scissors as the charred end of the wick was 'snauffed' or trimmed, were some of the sounds of Saturday afternoons. Not used Not used Not used

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Summary:snuff The squeak of the newspaper page on the glass globe, the faint reek of kerosene and then the snip of scissors as the charred end of the wick was 'snauffed' or trimmed, were some of the sounds of Saturday afternoons. Not used Not used Not used