jan 1, 1542 - andiron

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This was a feature of the open fireplace, a fire-dog, one of a pair with horizontal bars which supported burning logs. Among the earliest spellings were ‘andyar’ and ‘aundyre’ (OED) but the implement was made of iron so the spelling ‘andiron’ was almost inevitable: 1310 <i>pro ij aundirnes emptis ad cameram Prioris xvjs</i>, Bolton Priory (YRS154/292); 1380 <i>duo magna aundyrns pro aula cum forco ferreo</i> (SS4/112); 1481 <i>j par de awndeirenes</i>, Thornhill (YAJ25/7); 1542 <i>two Andeyrons</i>, Bretton Hall (YRS134/2).

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