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andirons

andirons is the plural of andiron.

Meaning of andiron

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

Questions about andirons

What is andirons the plural of?
Andirons is the plural of andiron.

Words near andirons in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: andirons (page history and authors); andiron (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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