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firedog
One of a pair of supports for logs in a fireplace; also called an andiron.


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It was the sort of atmosphere in which you could imagine a discussion building around the Paddy Power Gold Cup, say, with a toothless old greybeard, squeezed in among the firedogs and other ironmongery, muttering about Dunkirk winning under 12st 7lb and pouring scorn upon this year's contenders, vying for conversational latitude with the acolytes of Half Free and Very Promising and the Bradbury Star/Dublin Flyer axis.
The volume concludes with four essays that consider the theme of metamorphosis, the use of the figure, firedogs, and the incorporation of sculpture in the production of late Baroque decorative arts.
But speaking of being for real, my very favorite song on Keep Your Soul is "Be Real" by Freda and the Firedogs.
 
 
 
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