Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An andiron of the simplest form, the upright portion of which is small and undecorated.
- noun An iron by which a spit is supported.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An andiron with a knob at the top.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
andiron with aknob at the top.
Etymologies
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From cob the top.
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Examples
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Hot or cold, it proved a formidable weapon in the hands of a determined man, more especially when, as was at that time very commonly the case, it belonged to the ponderous cobiron or knobbed variety.
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