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chimney

/ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ sustantivo B2

En español: chimenea

  1. A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
  2. The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
  3. A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
  4. A vagina.
  5. A black eye; a shiner. (slang)

Plural chimneys

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De la biblioteca

Happy chimney-corner days,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
The chimney is wide, but is barred up by four large staples.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 45 · B2
Still she went on growing, and, as a last resource, she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney, and said to herself “Now I can do no more, whatever happens.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 23 · B2
Heads below!” (a loud crash)—“Now, who did that?—It was Bill, I fancy—Who’s to go down the chimney?—Nay, _I_ shan’t!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 26 · B2

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