andiron

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"That's just the worst part of it," snapped the Andiron.

From Andiron Tales by Dwiggins, Clare Victor

I'd have been a rich Andiron today if I could have had that idea patented.

From Andiron Tales by Dwiggins, Clare Victor

Andiron, and′ī-urn, n. the iron bars which support the ends of the logs in a wood fire, or in which a spit turns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

"What do you think about it, Righty?" he demanded of the Andiron.

From Andiron Tales by Dwiggins, Clare Victor

"That being the case," said the Andiron, "I will proceed at once to tell you the story of Ebenezer."

From Andiron Tales by Dwiggins, Clare Victor