ˈanˌdī(ə)rn, ˈaan-, -īən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English aundiren, modification (influenced by Middle English iren iron) of Old French andier, from (assumed) Gaulish anderos young bull; akin to Welsh anner heifer, Middle Irish ainder young woman; from the figures used as ornamentation
: one of a pair of metal supports for firewood used on a hearth and consisting of a horizontal bar mounted on short legs, one in the rear and two in front, an often ornamented vertical shaft usually surmounting the front end