Hypertext Webster Gateway: "andiron"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Andiron \And"i`ron\, n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF.
andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of
unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron,
AS. brand-[=i]sen.]
A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace,
one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of
andirons.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
andiron
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
too hot to touch" [syn: {firedog}, {dog}, {dogiron}]
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