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English Dictionary: chimney by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chimney
n
  1. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
  2. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
    Synonym(s): lamp chimney, chimney
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[82]e, LL.
      caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. [?] furnace,
      oven.]
      1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
  
      2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
            esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
            cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
            Often used instead of chimney shaft.
  
                     Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.      --Milton.
  
      3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
            lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
  
      4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
            downward in a vein. --Raymond.
  
      {Chimney board}, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
            a fireboard.
  
      {Chimney cap}, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
            by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
  
      {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 placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
            roof.
  
      {Chimney swallow}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) An American swift ({Ch[91]ture pelasgica}) which lives
                  in chimneys.
            (b) In England, the common swallow ({Hirundo rustica}).
  
      {Chimney sweep}, {Chimney sweeper}, one who cleans chimneys
            of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
            the soot.
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