A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.
One of a pair of metal supports used on a hearth to hold logs or firewood inside a fireplace, comprising a horizontal bar or rod mounted on short legs and often having a vertical shaft surmounting the front end
one of a pair of metal supports for firewood used on a hearth and made of a horizontal bar mounted on short legs with usually a vertical shaft surmounting the front end.
metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
Wrought-iron supports to hold wood in a fireplace. Also known as chenets in France. Later became decorative items when burning coal became prevelant.
Metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to support logs in a fireplace at an elevated position, which permits air to flow freely around the logs.
An andiron (older form anderne; med. Lat. andena, anderia) is a horizontal iron bar, or bars, upon which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace. In older eras (e.g. 16th to 18th century AD) andirons were also used as a rest for a roasting spit or may have a cup shaped top to hold porridge.