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andiron

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and=i=ron

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun andiron has 1 sense

andiron(n = noun.artifact) dog, dog-iron, firedog - metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

is a kind of support

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CIDE DICTIONARY

andiron, 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-īsen.].

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]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

andiron, n. a metal stand (usu. one of a pair) for supporting burning wood in a fireplace; a firedog.

Etymology

ME f. OF andier, of unkn. orig.: assim. to IRON

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THESAURUS

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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andiron

Furnace

N furnace, stove, kiln, oven, cracker, hearth, focus, combustion chamber, athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory, volcano, forge, fiery furnace, limekiln, Dutch oven, tuyere, brasier, salamander, heater, warming pan, boiler, caldron, seething caldron, pot, urn, kettle, chafing-dish, retort, crucible, alembic, still, waffle irons, muffle furnace, induction furnace, electric heater, electric furnace, electric resistance heat, open-hearth furnace, fireplace, gas fireplace, coal fire, wood fire, fire-dog, fire- irons, grate, range, kitchener, caboose, camboose, poker, tongs, shovel, ashpan, hob, trivet, andiron, gridiron, ashdrop, frying-pan, stew-pan, backlog, hearth, inglenook, oil burner, gas burner, Franklin stove, pot-bellied stove, wood-burning stove, central heating, steam heat, hot water heat, gas heat, forced hot air, electric heat, heat pump, solar heat, convective heat, hothouse, bakehouse, washhouse, laundry, conservatory, sudatory, Turkish bath, Russian bath, vapor bath, steam bath, sauna, warm bath, vaporarium.

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