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A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.
A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.


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A strip of plaited material, usually cotton, which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner.

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Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)