turf-fire en · NOUN
Meanings
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A fire fuelled by dried peat turves.
One of his men offered to sit up, and try to discover who it was that did it; and, having kindled a good turf-fire, sat by it to watch. Sleep, however, overcame him, and when he awoke about midnight, he saw sitting opposite him a rough shaggy being.
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 396:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turf-fires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |