Associations to the word «Fireback»

Wiktionary

FIREBACK, noun. Some species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
FIREBACK, noun. A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats