cobiron
English
Etymology
From cob + iron, from cob (“the top”).
Noun
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
- “cobiron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.