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noun (n)

• metal supports for logs in a fireplace(noun.artifact)

  Example:
  The andirons were too hot to touch.
  

  Synonym:
  dog, dog-iron, firedog
  

  source: wordnet30
• A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.(noun)

  source: webster1913