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andiron

noun as in metal fireplace support

Strong matches

Weak match

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Moodily he stood there, one hand on the high mantel shelf, one foot upon an andiron, his eyes upon the flames.

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.

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

Chenet is the French expression, an andiron, or dog-iron, as it is sometimes called.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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