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- noun Plural form of
fireback .
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Examples
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At the rear of the fireplaces cast-iron firebacks reflect the heat of the fire outward to improve the efficiency of spit-roasting.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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At the rear of the fireplaces cast-iron firebacks reflect the heat of the fire outward to improve the efficiency of spit-roasting.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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The earliest firebacks date from the fifteenth century.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Lucy Abbot Throop
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There are still several reproductions of it scattered about the country in the form of firebacks; evidently the founders considered the design convenient.
Highways and Byways in Surrey Eric Parker 1912
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The firebacks and the andirons, and later the fire-dogs, of the open fireplaces are collectable curios of considerable interest, and the hobby may be indulged in at a moderate cost.
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