/ · 1736 Universal Etymological English Dictionary · ij · Inch of Candle, or Sale
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Inch of Candle, or Sale
Inch of Candle, or Sale is when a large Parcel of Merchandizes are divided into several Parcels, called Lots,
and according to the Proposals of Sale; the Buyers bid, while about an Inch of Wax
Candle is burning, the last Bidder, before the going out of the Candle, has the lot.
Definition taken from
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary,
edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
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