andiron

Example Sentences

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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

With one foot on top of the andiron and a hand resting on his knee, he stood gazing into the embers.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston

And my wife saw ye andiron on ye table.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various

Then he drew his chair right up in front of the fire, placed a foot on each andiron, stooped over, spread his palms over the kindly blaze, and still spoke—never a word!

From The Missing Bride by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte