andirons CYMBELINE, ii. 4. 88.
“The andirons were the ornamental irons on each side of the
hearth in old houses, which were accompanied with small rests for the end of the logs. The
latter [rests] were sometimes called dags, but the term
andirons frequently included both,
etc. ”
(HALLIWELL)
.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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