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

chimney \chim"ney\, n.; pl. chimneys. f. chemin'ee, ll.
   caminata, fr. l. caminus furnace, fireplace, gr. ? furnace,
   oven.
   1. a fireplace or hearth. obs. --sir w. raleigh.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            hard by a cottage chimney smokes.     --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. a tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
      lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
      1913 webster

   4. min. a body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
      downward in a vein. --raymond.
      1913 webster

   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 chaeture 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
chimneys chimney board chimney cap chimney corner chimney hook chimney money 
chimney pot chimney swallow chaeture pelasgica hirundo rustica chimney sweep 
chimney sweeper 

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