firedog

fire·dog

F0136000 (fīr′dôg′, -dŏg′)n. Chiefly Southern US See andiron.

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[From the resemblance (often deliberately enhanced by ornamentation) between an andiron standing on its supports and a four-legged animal such as a dog .]

firedog

(ˈfaɪəˌdɒɡ) n (Furniture) either of a pair of decorative metal stands used to support logs in an open fire

fire•dog

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)

n. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. andiron. [1785–95]

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Noun

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firedog - metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"andiron, dog-iron, dogsupport - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

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