'Hig-taper' definitions:

Definition of 'Hig-taper'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'hig-taper'

From: GCIDE
  • Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.) The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper. [1913 Webster]