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wick

/ˈwɪk/ noun C2
  1. A shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; a cannon.
  2. Synonym of port (“a narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through”).

Plural wicks

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Next, she filled the reservoir with oil and trimmed the thick wick.
The Keeper's Daughter, p. 1 · B2

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