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Search phrase: candle-waster

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Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.18With candle-wasters – bring him yet to me,With candle-wasters: bring him yet to me,

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candle-wasterburner of midnight oil, someone who wastes candles by reading late at night

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CANDLEPEOPLEcandle-waster n
WASTEPEOPLEcandle-waster n

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