"spill vase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spill vases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spill vase (plural spill vases)
  1. (formerly) A small vase for containing splints, spills, and tapers for transferring fire.
    Sense id: en-spill_vase-en-noun-3gMOMMOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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