the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Front stick of a hearth fire.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The front stick lying on the andirons in a wood fire.
Word Usage
"These are occasionally brought into higher relief by the white flashes, as the boys throw handfuls of hickory shavings onto the forestick, or punch the back log with the long iron peel, while wishing they had as"