FIREDOG

andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron

(noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace; “the andirons were too hot to touch”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

firedog (plural firedogs)

(archaeology) A 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.

(chiefly US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace

Synonyms

• (support for holding logs): andiron

Source: Wiktionary

Fire"dog`, n.

Definition: A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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