metal implement used to extinguish the flame of a candle, generally in a form of a scissors (to snuff the flame and cut off the wick) or a hollow ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/115
An instrument of scissor form with a box at the end, for trimming candle wicks; a redundant form after the invention of the self-consuming wick at the end of the 18thC. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21090