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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water torch

/wôt'-ẽr tôrch/ · Wa·ter torch · IPA
01 The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in oil.
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    The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in oil.(Bot.)