forestick

[ fawr-stik, fohr- ]

noun

1. the front log in a wood fire, as in a fireplace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forestick¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; fore- + stick ¹

Example Sentences

Silence came on by degrees, like a calm snow storm, till nothing was heard but a cricket under the hearth, keeping tune with a sappy yellow birch forestick.

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How long their silence might have continued but for an interruption, I do not know; but an interruption came in the breaking of the forestick, which had burned in two.

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Dey had a big back log in de fireplace and a forestick and we put de wood in between.

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In some cases more than one set of andirons was included, for in the great, cavernous fireplaces of the colonists' log cabins, the high supports used for the heavy forestick and logs were not suitable for the smaller wood, and creepers had to be set between the large andirons to hold the short sticks in place.

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Short knobs or uprights were often placed a few inches back of the main uprights and served the double purpose of holding the forestick in place and of protecting the shining brass.

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