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a staff upon which a torch is carried.
Scottish. Frequently in form peerman. A simple device for holding a splinter of resinous wood or a fir candle, formerly the ordinary source of…
one who or that which holds a torch; spec. a device for supporting a torch; also, a gas-bracket or the like imitating this.