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
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