fireback

[ fahyuh r-bak ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌbæk /

noun

a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.

the rear of a fireplace.

Nearby words

fire-polish, fire-resistant, fire-retardant, fire-tube boiler, firearm, fireback, fireball, fireballer, firebase, firebird, firebird, the

Origin of fireback

First recorded in 1870–75; fire + back¹

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Examples from the Web for fireback

One fireback illustrated (p. 303) shows an ironmaster with his hammer at his forge.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture|Arthur Hayden
He was finally discovered in the nursery saying good-bye to the two cherubs on the fireback.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
Thus, we are not to think the fireback in this dining-room an old belonging of the inn.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for fireback

fireback

/ (ˈfaɪəˌbæk) /

noun

Also called: reredos an ornamental iron slab against the back wall of a hearth

any pheasant of the genus Lophura, of SE Asia

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