firebare

English edit

Etymology edit

From Old English fȳrbǣr, fȳrbǣre (“fire-bearing; fiery”, adjective).

Noun edit

firebare (plural firebares)

(obsolete) A beacon or lighthouse^[1]

References edit

^ Alexander M[ansfield] Burrill (1850–1851) “FIREBARE”, in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: […], volumes (please specify |part= or |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: John S. Voorhies, […], →OCLC.

“firebare”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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