andiron

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Alternative forms

• handiron (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English aundire, aundiren, from Old French andier (possibly from Gaulish anderon (“heifer”)) compare Welsh anner, annair (“heifer”), Breton annoar (“heifer”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā (“young woman”), due either to their somewhat animal-like appearance of four legs or to the prominent figuring of bull and heifer design elements; compare its alternative names of fire-dog and dog-iron. Spelling influenced by iron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈændaɪə(ɹ)n/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

andiron (plural andirons)

1. (usually in the plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

   Synonyms: (chiefly US) fire dog, dogiron

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter 7, in The House Behind the Cedars:

     The furniture was old-fashioned and massive. The great brass andirons on the wide hearth stood like sentinels proclaiming and guarding the dignity of the family. The spreading antlers on the wall testified to a mighty hunter in some past generation.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:andiron.

Translations

a utensil for supporting wood while burning

Catalan: capfoguer (ca) m Czech: železný kozlík m Danish: ildbuk c Dutch: vuurbok Finnish: rautateline French: chenet (fr) m German: Feuerbock m, Kaminbock (de) m, Brandbock m, Feuerhund m, Feuerross n Greek: πυροστιά (el) f (pyrostiá) Ido: morilio (io) Italian: alare (it) m Japanese: 牧乗せ台 (まきのせだい, makinosedai) Latin: anderius (Mediaeval) Middle English: aundire Norwegian: peisbukk m Polish: kozioł (pl) m Portuguese: cão (pt) m Spanish: morillo m Turkish: demir ayaklık Walloon: cropecinde (wa) m, andî (wa) m Zazaki: lıngê asınêni

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