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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: bonfire 'fire made from bones' (14-17 centuries), from bone + fire

bonfire

 noun
     
Related topics: Outdoor
bon‧fire [countable]
DLO a large outdoor fire, either for burning waste or for a party
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