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Smoky :: Smoky (superl.) Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house..

Corner :: Corner (n.) The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner..

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

Pot :: Pot (n.) A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.

Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..

Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile..

Lum :: Lum (n.) A chimney.

Lum :: Lum (n.) A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.

Hood :: Hood (n.) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind..

Economizer :: Economizer (n.) Specifically: (Steam Boilers) An arrangement of pipes for heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to the chimney.

Crash :: Crash (v. i.) To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof..

Back :: Back (n.) The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney..

Withe :: Withe (n.) A partition between flues in a chimney.

Stover :: Stovepipe (n.) Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove with a chimney flue..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper..

Register :: Register (n.) A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation..

Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..

Mantel :: Mantel (n.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports..

Hoveling :: Hoveling (n.) A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two..

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