fireback
Americannoun
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a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
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the rear of a fireplace.
noun
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Also called: reredos. an ornamental iron slab against the back wall of a hearth
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any pheasant of the genus Lophura , of SE Asia
Etymology
Origin of fireback
Example Sentences
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There's been no sign of any further cash so far but Fireback is the sort of horse who lost his way for his previous yard and could well have been rekindled by Daniel Kubler.
From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012
Other handsome pheasants are the Fireback and the Bulwer pheasants, the latter so named after Governor Sir Henry Bulwer who took the first specimen home in 1874.
From British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo by Treacher, W. H. (William Hood), Sir
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