firepan

American

[fahyuhr-pan] / ˈfaɪərˌpæn /

noun

a metal grate for holding hot coals.

firepan British

/ ˈfaɪəˌpæn /

noun

a metal container for a fire in a room

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Etymology

Origin of firepan

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

Example Sentences

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Into this hole is put a clay or iron firepan full of lighted charcoal: above this, the “korsi,” a wooden frame varying in size according to the number of the family, is placed, and over all is spread a large “lahaf” or padded quilt.

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Tavish would enter, and of course there would be greetings, and possibly half an hour or more of smoking and talk before he brought up the Firepan Creek country, unless, as might fortuitously happen, Father Roland spoke of it ahead of him.

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Long before that he would strike Firepan Creek.

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David made up his mind that it must be the Firepan, and he could feel his pulse quicken as he started up it with Baree.

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He was surprised when he learned that he was not on Firepan Creek after all.

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