grue, 5 months ago hence the name IRON. I’m pretty sure waffle irons and clothes irons (and branding irons, and soldering irons) are called “irons” because they were historically just specially-shaped chunks of cast iron. https://static.turbosquid.com/Preview/2015/09/08__07_45_39/Vintage_Clothes_Iron_36000.jpg16d40995-66eb-4ab9-ace1-a732287af9ebZoom-1.jpg https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NLBLdAU__gQ/UnjoBYY6MTI/AAAAAAAAArc/DpAHu3hCTsU/s1600/P1120170.JPG
hence the name IRON.
I’m pretty sure waffle irons and clothes irons (and branding irons, and soldering irons) are called “irons” because they were historically just specially-shaped chunks of cast iron.
https://static.turbosquid.com/Preview/2015/09/08__07_45_39/Vintage_Clothes_Iron_36000.jpg16d40995-66eb-4ab9-ace1-a732287af9ebZoom-1.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NLBLdAU__gQ/UnjoBYY6MTI/AAAAAAAAArc/DpAHu3hCTsU/s1600/P1120170.JPG