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A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.

-- Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. -- Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, -- Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. -- Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal place…

liar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.] A few of us old codgers met at the fireside. Emerson.

The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.

Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home. Chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone. A. Lincoln.

Of or pertaining to the home or family. Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness. Cowper.

. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. Ingle nock, the chimney corner. -- Ingle side, Ingle cheek, the fireside.

to give a place to; establish (one) in a place. She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside. Sir W. Scott.

all my foes. Milton. The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. Franklin. By the fireside there are old men seated, Seeling ruined cities in the ashes. Longfellow.

his vacant garments with his form. Shak. Being of those virtues vacant. Shak. There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. Longfellow.