fireback
[ fahyuh r-bak ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbæk /
noun
a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
the rear of a fireplace.
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Example sentences 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 HaydenHe was finally discovered in the nursery saying good-bye to the two cherubs on the fireback.
The Stronghold|Miriam HaynieThus, 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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