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- noun Plural form of
chimbley .
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Examples
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He makes semblant to be swiping their chimbleys. —
Finnegans Wake 2006
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"I s'pose the door is a safer way of getting into houses than falling down chimbleys would be," said the girl, pleased with her own fancies.
Heart of Gold Ruth Alberta Brown
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The bewtifool Countess of BELGRAVIER sat at the hopen winder of her Boodwar gazing on the full moon witch was jest a rising up above the hopposite chimbleys.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891 Various
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I'll dance on the chimbleys; I'll stan 'on the steeple;
The Elson Readers, Book 5 Christine M. Keck
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"They don't have chimbleys on snow houses, 'cause they don't have fires in 'em; do they Bert?"
The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Laura Lee Hope
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I'll dance on the chimbleys; I'll stan 'on the steeple;
Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" Various
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"They don't have chimbleys on a snow house!" declared Freddie, pausing in his rolling of the snowball.
The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Laura Lee Hope
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I'll dance on the chimbleys; I'll stand on the steeple; 10
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He can't come down dere chimbleys 'ca'se dey ain't got no houses; an' he can't fill dere stockin's 'ca'se dey doan't wear none; an' he can't fotch dem barley candy 'ca'se dey doan't eat it.
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They was three or four houses here and there, with chimbleys built up on the outside of them, and blue smoke coming out.
Danny's Own Story 1912
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