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andiron

/ˈænd.aɪ.ən/US/ˈænd.aɪ.ɚn/

andiron noun: a utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side.

andiron: a utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
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Noun

andiron (plural andirons)

  1. (plural-normally) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
    • The furniture was old-fashioned and massive. The great brass andirons on the wide hearth stood like sentinels proclaiming and guarding the dignity of the family. The spreading antlers on the wall testified to a mighty hunter in some past generation.1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter 7, in The House Behind the Cedars
    Synonyms:
    fire dog, dogiron

andiron meaning in Tamil

andiron in Tamil

அடுப்பணைகோல், விறகுத்தாங்கி

Synonyms of andiron

Forms of andiron

pluralandirons
alternative form (obsolete)handiron

Origin of andiron

From Middle English aundire, aundiren, from Old French andier (possibly from Gaulish anderon (“heifer”)) compare Welsh anner, annair (“heifer”), Breton annoar (“heifer”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā (“young woman”), due either to their somewhat animal-like appearance of four legs or to the prominent figuring of bull and heifer design elements; compare its alternative names of fire-dog and dog-iron. Spelling influenced by iron.

Questions about andiron

What does andiron mean?
Andiron means a utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side.
What is andiron in Tamil?
Andiron in Tamil is அடுப்பணைகோல், விறகுத்தாங்கி. See Andiron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is andiron?
Andiron is a noun.
How do you pronounce andiron?
Andiron is pronounced /ˈænd.aɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of andiron?
The plural of andiron is andirons.

Words near andiron in the dictionary

  1. Andings
  2. Andino
  3. Andinos
  4. andiroba
  5. andirobas
  6. andiron
  7. andirons
  8. andirova
  9. Andis
  10. Andises
  11. andisol

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: andiron (page history and authors); andiron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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