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andiron

[and-ahy-ern] / ˈændˌaɪ ərn /
NOUN
metal fireplace support
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On display in Manhattan's Robinson Galleries last week went a Wheelock retrospective show that started with the dachshund andiron, ended in 1940 with a crisp, stylized figure of Washington at Valley Forge.

From Time Magazine Archive

She falls, strikes her head against a fraternity andiron.

From Time Magazine Archive

Joey stared at the andiron with its tell-tale stain.

From The Prophetic Camera by McGreevey, John

Carl knocked his pipe empty on the knob of an andiron, sank deeper into his chair, and began to speak slowly.

From The Plastic Age by Marks, Percy

The daughter took her foot from the andiron; her eyes lighted up aggressively.

From The Grandissimes by Cable, George Washington



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