Candlesnuffer

/ˈkændəlˌsnʌfər/ noun

A small tool with a cup-shaped end on a long handle, used to extinguish candles by smothering the flame.

Compound of 'candle,' 'snuff' (from Middle Dutch 'snuffen'), and '-er.' Candle snuffers became common in the 1600s as a safer alternative to blowing out candles, which could scatter sparks and heat.

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