Associations to the word «Firedog»
Wiktionary
FIREDOG, noun. (archaeology) Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.
FIREDOG, noun. (US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace
Dictionary definition
FIREDOG, noun. Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch".
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