Definition of Fire iron

1. Noun. Metal fireside implements.

Group relationships: Fireplace, Hearth, Open Fireplace
Specialized synonyms: Coal Tongs, Fire Tongs, Fire Hook, Poker, Salamander, Stove Poker, Shovel
Generic synonyms: Implement

Definition of Fire iron

1. Noun. One of a set of metal tools kept beside the fireplace, used to keep the fire burning as required. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Iron

fire hall
fire halls
fire hook
fire hoses
fire house
fire houses
fire hydrant
fire hydrants
fire in anger
fire in one's belly
fire in the belly
fire in the hole
fire inspection
fire insurance
fire iron
fire irons
fire load
fire loads
fire lookout tower
fire marshal
fire marshall
fire marshals
fire mission
fire off
fire on all cylinders
fire opal
fire opals
fire out
fire pink

Literary usage of Fire iron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chariots of Fire and Iron by Daniel Thompson Taylor (1888)
"Here the fire-iron wonder began its career, and took its almost, Biblical name, ... fire-iron or " fire in steel." Late in that century, George I. Canning, ..."

2. An Analytical Digest of the Law and Practice of the Courts of Common Law by Ephraim Arnold Jacob, Samuel Bealey Harrison, Robert Alexander Fisher (1884)
"... A fire-iron forger, in 1871, agrt-ed to serte five years. On the 1st of April, 1873, he «s summoned under the Master and Servant Art. 1807, ..."

3. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"fire iron Bests, black and brass, and all brass. 591. Brass fire iron Standard. Designed by Thomas C. Smart, ..."

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