借かり火び

noun

borrowing a light; getting a light

Rare term for borrowing a light, typically for a cigarette or pipe. Mostly replaced by 火を借りる in modern speech.

• 昔むかしは、隣りん人じんから借かり火びをするのが普ふ通つうだった。

  In the old days, it was common to borrow a light from a neighbor.