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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, lifter, poker, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit
Dictionary Results for andiron:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
andiron
    n 1: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
         too hot to touch" [syn: andiron, firedog, dog, dog-
         iron]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Andiron \And"i`ron\, n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF.
   andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of
   unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron,
   AS. brand-[imac]sen.]
   A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace,
   one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of
   andirons.
   [1913 Webster]
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