The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boutefeu
Boutefeu \Boute"feu\, n. [F.; bouter to thrust, put + feu fire.] An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.]
Animated by . . . John [`a] Chamber, a very boutefeu, .
. . they entered into open rebellion.
--Bacon.
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Wiktionary
boutefeu
n. (context obsolete English) An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.