dog iron

noun

1

South & Midland : andiron

2

: a short bar of iron having its ends bent at right angles for use as a cramp or joggle (as to hold together timbers or stones)

3

: a short bar of iron with an eye at one end for driving or fitting into a timber or stone to hold it or lift it

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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