bone fire

== English == === Alternative forms === bone-fire === Etymology === From Middle English banefire. === Noun === bone fire (plural bone fires) A fire lit with bones instead of wood, so that when livestock were driven between two such fires the acrid smoke drove off parasites. ==== Related terms ==== bonfire === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “bone fire”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === in before