1. one of a pair of metal supports, typically with decorative tops, used to hold logs in a fireplace

Examples

• The brass andirons gleamed in the firelight.
• She placed the logs on the andirons before lighting the fire.
• The antique andirons were shaped like lions' heads.
• Without andirons, the logs would roll out of the fireplace.
• The pair of cast-iron andirons had been in the family for generations.