chimney

[chim·ney]

A chimney is the long, vertical, tunnel like opening above a fireplace that provides a safe pathway for smoke and the occasional Santa. It is also the name of the curvy glass flue in a hurricane lamp.

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A fireplace or hearth.

Noun
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

Noun
a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

n.
A fireplace or hearth.

n.
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.

n.
A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.

n.
A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.

Chimney

Chim"ney, n.; pl. Chimneys . [F. chemin'82e, 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.

3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion. 4. 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'94l.) (a) An American swift (Ch'91ture 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.

A fireplace or hearth.

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I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

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