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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

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

From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable

A mug of cider stood near one andiron; leaning against the other was a flat stone,—the Squire's "Simon."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various

The dog stretched himself before one andiron; the cat squat down before the other.

From The Portland Sketch Book by Various



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