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balefire

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bale⋅fire

[beyl-fahyuhr]
–noun
1. a large fire in the open air; bonfire.
2. a signal fire; beacon.
3. the fire of a funeral pile.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME bal(e)fir, equiv. to bale (< ON bāl funeral pyre) + fire fire; r. OE bǣlfȳr
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balefire

noun
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration [syn: bonfire
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