English Dictionary

wick

/wɪk/

noun

(Britain, obsolete, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life. / (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

I need to buy a new wick for my oil lamp.

意味（1）

(Britain, obsolete, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.

意味（2）

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

Fed close? Why, it's eaten into t' hard wick. (spoken of a pasture which has been fed very close)

意味（3）

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire, horticulture) (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.

意味（4）

(Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot.