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; see fire, pan ¹

Example Sentences

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I got up; Biryuk took his gun and examined the firepan.

From A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I by Garnett, Constance

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