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burnfires

burnfires is the plural of burnfire.

Meaning of burnfire

Noun

burnfire (plural burnfires)

  1. (nonstandard) A bonfire.
    • It may ha' been wicked, but there 'twas, an' the thought kep' arter me, till all I could think of was the chist; an' byme-by I says to Mary Ellen, one mornin', ' Le's open it to-day an' make a burnfire !'1896, Harper's new monthly magazine, volume 93

Questions about burnfires

What is burnfires the plural of?
Burnfires is the plural of burnfire.

Words near burnfires in the dictionary

  1. burnettizes
  2. burnettizing
  3. Burnewang
  4. Burney
  5. burnfire
  6. burnfires
  7. Burnford
  8. Burnfords
  9. Burngullow
  10. Burnham
  11. Burnham bounce

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