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† ˈscathefire Obs.
Also 7 scath-, skath-, schath-, 8 dial. scale-. See also scarefire.
[f. scathe n. + fire n. Cf. G. schadenfeuer, Da. skadeild, Norw. skadeverme.]
A destructive fire or conflagration.
1632Heywood 2nd Pt. Iron Age v. i. I 4, These horrid sights Lighted by scathe-fires. 1658W. Burton Itin. Anton. 155 Her frequent Schathfires have rendred her not less magnificent, but more famous. a1663Bramhall Vind. fr. Popery vi. (1672) 115 In a great Scathfire it is wisdom not only to suffer those Houses to burn down which are past quenching, but [etc.]. 1796Pegge Derbicisms Ser. i. 60 (E.D.S.) Scale-fire, when a house or town is on fire. |