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firedogs

noun

Meaning

  1. A Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.
  2. (chiefly US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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