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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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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
andiron
n 1: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog}, {dog-
iron}]
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