and|i|ron

and|i|ron
and|i|ron «AND Y uhrn», noun.
one of a pair of metal supports for wood burned in a fireplace; firedog. Andirons hold the wood above the floor of the fireplace on legs that are short in back and usually have a high ornamental shaft in front to keep the logs from rolling out of the fireplace.
[< Old French andier (-iron by association with iron)]

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