burnfire

Etymology
Alteration (due to association with ) of Early Modern, ,. More at.

Noun

 * 1)  Bonfire.
 * 2) * 1887, New York (State). Secretary's Office, Frederick Cook, Journals of the military expedition of Major General John Sullivan:
 * the town of Owegea was made a burnfire of to Grace our Meating [sic] our General Course from Tiago to Choconant
 * the town of Owegea was made a burnfire of to Grace our Meating [sic] our General Course from Tiago to Choconant