WICK

wick. Wick, n. the cotton or snuff of a candle or lamp

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{Wick (?), or Wich (?) }, n. [[AS. wīc village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.]] 1. 1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; — now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow.
2. 2. (Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.