fire dog

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See also: firedog

English

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

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Noun

fire dog (plural fire dogs)

  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. (chiefly US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.
    Synonym: andiron

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