Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fireback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fire-back
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.

noun

A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.

Example Sentences

"There are several species of the Fireback pheasant, the most common of which is the Siamese, which inhabits parts of Siam."
"The name fireback comes from this bird's dazzling plumage."
"The only condition of the loan is that if the Daughters of the American Revolution are ever disbanded, that the fireback is to be returned to the descendants of General Lincoln."
"Many of the later style fireplaces, most especially of the better class, showed firebacks. These were of iron, and were designed to keep the back of the fireplace from cracking. ... In the Pickering house on Broad Street, Salem, is a quaint fireback which was made in the first iron foundry at Saugus, now Lynn."
"`That shirt is for the fireback,' she told him.'"

Etymology

From fire + back.

Inflected Forms

firebacks (plural)

Phrases

crested fireback crestless fireback Siamese fireback

Frequently Paired Words

backsplash reredos

Questions

What does fireback mean?: Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
Where does fireback come from?: From fire + back.

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