Andiron
[AND-ahy-ərn]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: French, 14th century
1.
A metal support, typically one of a pair, that holds wood burning in a fireplace.
Examples of Andiron in a sentence
"The fireplace was missing its andirons, so burning logs sometimes fell directly against the grate."
"Once the fire has burned down to coals, Johnny likes to balance skewers of marshmallows on the andirons to roast them."
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