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firedog

Noun

∙ Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar. archaeology
∙ Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace US

BABYLON ENGLISH
firedog n.
framework that holds logs in a fireplace

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
firedog
firedog
\fire"dog`\ (?), n. a support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.
firedog
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: andiron, dog, dogiron]

WORDNET 2.0
firedog
Noun
1. metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
(synonym) andiron, dog, dog-iron
(hypernym) support

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Andiron
An andiron (older form anderne; med. Lat. andena, anderia) is a horizontal iron bar upon which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace. They are usually used in pairs to build up a firedog in American English, sometimes called a dog or dog-iron, intended to hold logs above the hearth in order to improve air circulation for better burning. In older eras (e.g. 16th to 18th century AD) andirons were used as a rest for a roasting spit; and sometimes included a cup-shaped top to hold porridge. The earliest andirons were forged from wrought iron.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

firedog

Noun

∙ Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar. archaeology
∙ Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace US

BABYLON ENGLISH
firedog n.
framework that holds logs in a fireplace

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
firedog
firedog
\fire"dog`\ (?), n. a support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.
firedog
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: andiron, dog, dogiron]

WORDNET 2.0
firedog
Noun
1. metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
(synonym) andiron, dog, dog-iron
(hypernym) support

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Andiron
An andiron (older form anderne; med. Lat. andena, anderia) is a horizontal iron bar upon which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace. They are usually used in pairs to build up a firedog in American English, sometimes called a dog or dog-iron, intended to hold logs above the hearth in order to improve air circulation for better burning. In older eras (e.g. 16th to 18th century AD) andirons were used as a rest for a roasting spit; and sometimes included a cup-shaped top to hold porridge. The earliest andirons were forged from wrought iron.
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