andiron

Meaning

A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

Synonyms

firedog

dog

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dog-iron

trivet

locking dog

Translations

morillo

πυροστιά

alare

🪽

chenet

capfoguer

chien

🐕

landier

cão

🐕

morilho

المسند

veya

Feuerbock

Hund

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Kaminbock

πυροστάτης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈændaɪə(ɹ)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aundire

Cognate with Welsh: anner

Cognate with Breton: annoar

In summary

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.