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fire·dog
(fīr′dôg′, -dŏg′)n. Chiefly Southern US
See andiron.
[From the resemblance (often deliberately enhanced by ornamentation) between an andiron standing on its supports and a four-legged animal such as a dog .]
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firedog
(ˈfaɪəˌdɒɡ)n
(Furniture) either of a pair of decorative metal stands used to support logs in an open fire
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fire•dog
(ˈfaɪərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)n.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. andiron.
[1785–95]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
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MondhornMondidol