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<keb>火熨斗</keb>
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<k_ele>
<keb>火のし</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ひのし</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<misc>&hist;</misc>
<gloss>traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron</gloss>
<gloss>box iron</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-06-18 08:56:47" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>pupchurch</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Paul Upchurch</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
4M hits for "火のし"</upd_refs>
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+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;火のし&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-06-18 10:48:45" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-10-30 18:57:02" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Image search...  Images in kokugos (in kotobank). All links have pictures. 

2012 submission linked the "Iron" article from wikipedia and called it "an iron". It's the first iron listed in a chronologic history of all iron-like tools used in Japan.

Perhaps as a descriptive historic term that is not in practical use, 火熨斗 actually seems more prevalent in both yourei results and google results. 

斗 is the kanji for ladle.  the iron is roughly shaped like a ladle.  The kanji mean fire + unwrinkling + ladle.  We could make this entry slightly useful for kanji learners by making this association explicit in the gloss (as I have done).  Or something like a literal translation of daijs: "wood-handled, flat-bottomed metal bowl into which heated coals are placed, used for ironing clothes."

I was going to just say "traditional charcoal heated clothing iron", but even that is inadequate, as new-fangled devices used charcoal for a while longer. Such as this(unrelated, not a hinoshi):
https://chidorivintage.com/products/antique-c1900-japanese-sad-iron-charcoal-jk440</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3#%E7%82%AD%E7%81%AB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
「熨斗（『斗』はひしゃくでその形状をあらわす）」と言った。

日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) confirms ladle-shape:
https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%81%AB%E7%86%A8%E6%96%97-612051
小型の水柄杓(みずびしゃく)の形状をしていて

Previously-reported googits of 4million (still  1.4M today) may have been inflated (google returns 70 actual results for 火熨斗, 33 for 火のし):
火のし	682	63.2%
火熨斗	397	36.8%


Video history lesson on old irons(skipped to hinoshi section)...
https://youtu.be/ItmNablEsAg?t=84

https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%81%AB%E7%86%A8%E6%96%97-612051

https://www.wafuworks.com.au/products/hinoshi-iron
This is a traditional kimono  hinoshi iron that was filled with hot charcoal. I've included an old drawing to show how they were used.  

https://chidorivintage.com/products/antique-c1900-japanese-charcoal-fire-iron-hinoshi-wood-handle-jk284
Japanese Charcoal Fire Iron Hinoshi Wood Handle

https://archaeology.jp/remains/kamiya/</upd_refs>
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-&lt;keb&gt;火のし&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;火熨斗&lt;/keb&gt;
@@ -8 +8 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;火熨斗&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;火のし&lt;/keb&gt;
@@ -15 +15,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;an iron&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;hist;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;a traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-11-01 11:07:47" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I think GG5's iron/flatiron is wrong.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5: an iron; 〔平ごて〕 a flatiron; 〔箱形の〕 a box iron; a goose.
WWW images
火熨斗	397</upd_refs>
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-&lt;gloss&gt;a traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;box iron&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
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