fire dog
fire dog noun: 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.
Noun
fire dog (plural fire dogs)
- 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.
- Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.
- He was[…] none of your free-and-easy companions, who would scrape their boots upon the firedogs in the common room, […]1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 10.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- andiron
fire dog meaning in Tamil
fire dog in Tamil
- அடுப்புக்கட்டை
Synonyms of fire dog
Forms of fire dog
| plural | fire dogs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | firedog |
Questions about fire dog
- What does fire dog mean?
- Fire dog means 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.
- What is fire dog in Tamil?
- Fire dog in Tamil is அடுப்புக்கட்டை. See Fire dog meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fire dog?
- Fire dog is a noun.
- What is the plural of fire dog?
- The plural of fire dog is fire dogs.
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