firedog

See also: fire dog

English

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

Alternative forms

fire dog

Etymology

fire +‎ dog

Noun

firedog (plural firedogs)

(archaeology) A 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.
(US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace

Synonyms

(support for holding logs): andiron

Translations

Bronze Age artifact

German: Mondhorn n, Mondidol

horizontal metal support for holding logs

Italian: alare (it) f

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