cobiron
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cob + iron, from cob (“the top”).
Noun
[edit]cobiron (plural cobirons)
- (obsolete) An andiron with a knob at the top.
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals:
- the implements of the kitchen ; as spits , ranges , cobirons , pots , etc
References
[edit]- “cobiron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.