Obs. Also 5 laundyren, 6 lawndyrne, laund(e iron, 6–7 landyron, 7 -iyron. [An alteration (influenced by IRON, as in ANDIRON) of LANDIER a., F. landier = def. article l’ + OF. andier andiron.] An andiron, fire-dog.

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1459–60.  Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees), 89. It. ij cobertez alias laundyrens, ij rostyngyrens.

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1511.  Nottingham Rec., No. 1384. 42. Unum lawndyrne, pretii xviijd.

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1541.  in Lanc. Wills & Invent., I. 128. ij. old great laund irons, vs.

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1590.  Inv. Linc., in Midl. Co. Hist. Coll., II. 31. Item … ij landyrons, one fire shovell.

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1640.  Brathwait, Boulster Lect., 304. Her Pots, Pipkings, Kettles, Land-irons with all her other Utensiles.

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1685.  Inv. Ch. Wetherill of Keadby, 15 May (N. W. Linc. Gloss.), One iyron potte and one land iyron with spitts and racks and crookes.

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