Chimneys

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
     caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
     oven.]
     1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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     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.
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              Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.     --Milton.
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     3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
        lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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     4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
        downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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     {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}. (Zool.)
        (a) An American swift ({Ch[ae]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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