firedog

firedog
/fuyeur"dawg', -dog'/, n. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
andiron.
[1785-95; FIRE + DOG]

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  • firedog — noun Date: 1763 chiefly Southern & Midland andiron …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • firedog — noun a) 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. b) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace Syn …   Wiktionary

  • firedog — n. framework that holds logs in a fireplace …   English contemporary dictionary

  • firedog — noun each of a pair of decorative metal supports for wood burning in a fireplace …   English new terms dictionary

  • firedog — noun (C) BrE one of a pair of iron supports for burning logs in a fireplace …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • firedog — fire•dog [[t]ˈfaɪərˌdɔg, ˌdɒg[/t]] n. dial. chiefly South Midland and South. U.S. andiron • Etymology: 1785–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • firedog — /ˈfaɪədɒg/ (say fuyuhdog) noun → andiron …  

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