andiron
2 synonyms for andiron, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A metal stand used to hold up logs in a fireplace, usually placed in pairs.
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The word came into English as Middle English aundire or aundiren, taken from Old French andier, which may go back to Gaulish anderon (“heifer”) — compare Welsh anner, annair (“heifer”) and Breton annoar (“heifer”) — from Proto-Celtic *anderā (“young woman”); the link is either the four-legged, animal-like shape of thes...
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