English Explanatory Dictionary

fire dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.

Word forms

fire dog fire dogs firedog

Synonyms

andiron
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