Chim"ney , n.; pl.
Chimneys (#). [F. cheminée, 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.
(Zoöl.) (a) An American swift (Chæture 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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