fire dog
(archaeology) Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.
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(archaeology) Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.
“Aramdir, my pretty boy row rat turned DH, gave in to his felhound-inspired impulses and ate a fire dog, and now he's gonna make that all the magisters' problem (except Astalor, that guy Gets It for some reason).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.
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