firepan

American  

[fahyuhr-pan] / ˈfaɪərˌpæn /

noun

1. a metal grate for holding hot coals.

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firepan British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌpæn /

noun

1. a metal container for a fire in a room

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Etymology

Origin of firepan

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see fire, pan ¹

Example Sentences

Tavish had not only come from the Stikine River; he had lived on Firepan Creek.

From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester

Under them lay the valley of the Firepan, a broad, sun-filled sweep of scattered timber and green plain, and the girl pointed into it, north and west.

From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester

The Firepan was over the range, and there were a good many Indians to the north and west of it.

From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester

Pipoonaskoos is buried in the Firepan Range country, with a slab over his head, just like a white man.

From The Grizzly King by Curwood, James Oliver

He was sick—small-pox, as I told you—and it was on the Firepan.

From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester