Andiron

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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-[imac]sen.]
     A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace,
     one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of


     andirons.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  andiron
       n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
           too hot to touch" [syn: {firedog}, {dog}, {dog-iron}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "andiron":
     chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs,
     firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller,
     lifter, poker, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet,
     turnspit