jan 1, 1638 - landiron

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An andiron or fire-dog. In this spelling the definite article became attached to the noun ‘andiron’. 1552 <i>my lande iron, and gallow trees with crokes </i>, Pontefract (Th19/318); 1559 <i>the land yrons cobyrons the gallows of yron </i>, Ripon (YRS134/6); 1599 <i>two laund yrons a paire of tonges a fier shovel </i>, Rawmarsh (TWH16/162); 1638 <i>one landiron ... one spet </i>, Selby (YRS47/82). It derived from Old French <i>andier </i> or <i>l’andier </i> but it was an iron implement and the termination was confused with English <i>yre </i> meaning iron.

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