What does "salamander" mean?
Salamander: (Zoöl.) The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States.
Additional senses
- 2.A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.
- 3.A large poker. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
- 4.(Metal.) Solidofied material in a furnace hearth. Giant salamander. (Zoöl.) See under Giant. -- Salamander's hair or wool (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. [Obs.] Bacon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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