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An alteration (due to its association with burn) of Early Modern English boonfire, bondfire, bounfire (“bonfire”). More at bonfire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A bonfire. Full definition →
Today it means: A bonfire. Full definition →
An alteration (due to its association with burn) of Early Modern English boonfire, bondfire, bounfire (“bonfire”). More at bonfire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.