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Webster 1913 Edition


Firedog

Fire′dogˊ

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Noun.
A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.

Definition 2024


firedog

firedog

See also: fire dog

English

Fire dogs from the 11th to 9th c. BC

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Noun

firedog (plural firedogs)

  1. (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.
  2. (US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace

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