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by Craigor on December 7th, 2008

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Why is an iron called an iron?

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  • by jt007m on December 7th, 2008

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    Cuz they were originally made of large slabs of iron.


    "Metal pans filled with charcoal were used for smoothing fabrics in China in the 1st century BC[citation needed]. From the 17th century, sadirons or sad irons (from an old word meaning solid) began to be used. They were thick slabs of cast iron, delta-shaped and with a handle, heated in a fire. These were also called flat irons."
    From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_(appliance)

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