ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a candle made of the pith of various rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease
draw the curtain, and kindle the rushlight — Mary Webb
2. : one that is singularly insignificant
told him that good scholars were looked upon here as mere rushlights — Yale Literary Magazine