noun
hut with a fire to repel animals; hut with a mosquito-repelling fire
Archaic term for a hut where a fire was kept, either to drive away deer and wild boars from fields or to repel mosquitoes. The exact meaning is uncertain and may vary by context.
古文書に「鹿火屋」の記述が見られるが、その正確な用途ははっきりしない。
The term '鹿火屋' appears in old documents, but its exact use is unclear.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The spellings 鹿火屋 and 蚊火屋 suggest a hut associated with fire used against deer or mosquitoes, but the exact origin and reading are not firmly established.