Incident (Trethewey Poem)
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Incident (Trethewey Poem) Glossary

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hurricane lamp

lantern

charred

burnt and blackened

wick

a strip at the top of a candle or lantern used to ignite it

font

a reservoir for oil in a lamp

trussed

hoisted up, usually by rope

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