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andiron
c.1300, from O.Fr.
andier
, of unknown origin, perhaps from Gaul.
*andero-
"a young bull" (cf. Welsh
anner
"heifer"), which would make sense if they once had bull's heads cast onto them. Altered by influence of M.E.
iren
(see
iron
).
