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extinguisher

/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/ noun B2
  1. A fire extinguisher.
  2. A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

Plural extinguishers

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On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled about, came back and sat down by the table, light and glow as effectually blotted out as if some one had clapped an extinguisher on her.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 43 · C1

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