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council fire
noun
- a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of council fire1
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55
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Example Sentences
The entire tribe seemed to have assembled at the council fire, for the Sioux saw men, women and children in the group.
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The council-fire is covered at Onondaga; but it shall burn again at Thendara.
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After a long but fruitless talk around the council fire, the English rose to go.
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Later the Cherokee Indians changed the council fire into a barbecue, where they roasted whole beefs in pits of glowing coals.
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The ceremonies of the Council Fire may be conducted with the accompaniment of pageantry to any extent desirable.
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