fetch candle
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See fetch (“wraith, apparition”).
Noun
[edit]fetch candle (plural fetch candles)
- (archaic) A mysterious light, which, when seen at night, was believed to foretell a person's death.
- Synonym: corpse candle
References
[edit]- “fetch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.