Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
fire -dog
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

fire dogs (plural) firedog (alternative)

Synonyms

andiron

Questions

What does fire dog mean?
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.

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