埋うずみ火び

noun

banked fire; smoldering fire covered with ash

A fire kept alive by covering it with ash, often to preserve embers overnight or for later use.

• 昔むかしの家いえでは、埋うずみ火びをして朝あさまで火ひ種だねを絶たやさなかった。

  In old houses, they would bank the fire and keep the embers alive until morning.

• 埋うずみ火びにしておけば、またすぐに火ひが起おこせる。

  If you bank the fire, you can quickly rekindle it later.