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Definition of Balefire
1. Noun. A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration.
Definition of Balefire
1. n. A signal fire; an alarm fire.
Definition of Balefire
1. Noun. an outdoor fire, such as pyre, bonfire, signal fire, asf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Balefire
1. a bonfire [n -S] - See also: bonfire
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Literary usage of Balefire
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1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"The hardy Scylding, \ battle-thane best,9 on his balefire lay. ... balefire devoured,
greediest spirit, those spared not by war out of either folk: their ..."
2. Epic and Saga: The Song of Roland; The Desstruction of Dá Derga's Hostel by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"The hardy Scylding, battle-thane best,' on his balefire lay. ... balefire devoured,
greediest spirit, those spared not by war out of either folk: their ..."
3. Epic and Saga: Beowulf; The Song of Roland; The Destruction of Dá Derga's (1910)
"The hardy Scylding, battle-thane best,' on his balefire lay. ... balefire devoured,
greediest spirit, those spared not by war out of either folk: their ..."
4. John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro (1898)
"Up to the window the company crowded, and they could see the balefire blazing
hotly against the cool light of the moon and ..."
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