dog
- noun
- /dɔg/
- Archaic
- Fireplace dogs are essential for keeping the wood elevated to allow for proper airflow.
Examples
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In the fireplace, the dogs held the logs securely in place as they burned brightly.
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The blacksmith used two dogs to stabilize the logs while he worked on them.
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Think about the dogs and making a fire when you get there.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then he transformed an andiron into the little black dog nibbling at his sister's foot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Place to use some other residence accessories like gnomes that may help you develop a little imagination in your yard or even have metallic dog stakes used to include details in your backyard.
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Synonyms
A metal support, one of a pair, that holds logs in a fireplace
A metal support that holds logs in a fireplace
A metal stand in a fireplace that holds logs while they burn
Idioms
- Literature
Make people focus on something less important to hide a bigger problem
- Offensive
A person who stops others from using something they neither want nor need
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
- Informal
A person who finally gets what they wanted but does not know what to do next
- Informal
A person who suddenly succeeds and then does not know what to do next
- Informal
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
- Archaic
To not have enough evidence to prove someone is guilty or to take action
- Archaic
To keep trying until everything is finished no matter how long it takes
- Informal
Test something first with a small group before using it more widely
- Informal
To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes
Compounds
A dog trained to protect people or property by warning and sometimes attacking intruders
A large, intelligent dog that works in police teams or guides blind people
- US
A small animal that digs tunnels and lives in large groups on North American grasslands
A small group of stars in the northern sky east of Orion that contains the bright star Procyon
A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims
- Jargon
A product a company uses inside to test and find problems before public release
A large Swiss working dog with long black, brown, and white fur that is gentle and loyal
A small squirrel-like animal that lives underground in groups and has a black-tipped tail
- South African
A large wild dog from southern and eastern Africa that hunts in packs
- Archaic
A large white dog with black or brown spots that used to run beside carriages
How Stable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dog for the metal support in a fireplace comes from their job to 'hold' or guard the logs like a faithful dog. That's why fireplace 'dogs' keep the wood in place while it burns.