: utensils (such as tongs) for tending a fire especially in a fireplace
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From fire irons to swords, guns to clothes airers, Nesbø — who wrote the screenplay himself — finds a myriad ways to dispatch his unlucky victims, a significant number of whom also lose limbs before bleeding out.—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 From dirty prank phone calls to fire irons to chef’s knives to homemade flame throwers and scissors, this mom will make your life hell by any means necessary.—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 10 May 2024