Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short bar of iron or steel, bent near its ends at right angles into the shape of a square Z or a capital E, and pointed at the ends so that it may be driven into timber or logs: used as a cramp.
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- noun metal supports for logs in a fireplace
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[18] _Chenet_ is the French expression, an andiron, or dog-iron, as it is sometimes called.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Various
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