noun
portable candlestick
A small candlestick with a handle, used historically in Japan before electric lighting. The reading しゅしょく is rare.
江戸時代には、夜の移動に手燭が使われた。
In the Edo period, portable candlesticks were used for moving around at night.
燭台 is a general candlestick or candelabra, while 手燭 specifically refers to a portable one with a handle.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 燭 (candle, light), literally 'hand candle'.