fire irons

American  

plural noun

1. the implements used for tending a fireplace, as tongs and poker.

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fire irons British  

plural noun

1. metal fireside implements, such as poker, shovel, and tongs

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Etymology

Origin of fire irons

1250–1300; Middle English fire-yren

Example Sentences

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fire irons

The Cossacks dashed out from their huts, hastily arming themselves with shotguns, sabers, axes and even fire irons, and ran toward an assembly point.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Things won’t really get going until twilight fades,” Grandpa said, setting the poker beside the other fire irons.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Iron, steel, copper, and brass were the metals most commonly used for their construction, although in other countries even silver was occasionally made into fire irons.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.

They hurried out into the corridor, and started down it, armed with the fire irons.

From Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Stokes, Roy Eliot

"I fell down the steps," he replied, picking himself up from among the fire irons that had tumbled in a heap on the hearth.

From The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge by Leonard, Mary Finley