DCHP-1 Online
standing iron North 
n. the iroor twisted wire spike on the collar of a dog harness to which a string of ribbons, pompoms, or other decoration may be attached. [See picture at sled dog.]
See also: collar iron sled dog (see picture)
- 1934 ells jangled as the dogs proudly tossed their massive heads and shook their beribboned standing-irons in the gusty breeze.
- 1956 Hitched tandem-wise to a high-curled toboggan, they were elegant in their standing irons, pompoms, and ribbons.
- 1934 ells jangled as the dogs proudly tossed their massive heads and shook their beribboned standing-irons in the gusty breeze.