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单词 fetch-candle
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fetch-candlen.

Brit. /ˈfɛtʃˌkandl/, U.S. /ˈfɛtʃˌkænd(ə)l/
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fetch v., candle n.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < fetch v. + candle n. Compare earlier fetch-light n. and see discussion at that entry.
= fetch-light n.In modern dictionaries.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death
fetch-light1692
corpse-candle1694
corpse-light1801
death candle1808
fetch-candle1852
1852 H. Wedgwood in Notes & Queries 1st Ser. VI. 17 The superstition..in Pembrokeshire appears in the shape of the fetch-candle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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