chimney swallow

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noun

British. barn swallow.

chimney swift.

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Origin of chimney swallow

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby chimney swallow

chimney place, chimney pot, chimney-pot hat, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift, chimney wheel, chimp, chimpanzee

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How to use chimney swallow in a sentence

For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
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For the Times, which had won four Pulitzer Prizes in 2013, the Snowden slip-up was a bitter pill to swallow.
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Even more difficult to swallow: Perry likes to put his name in front of a lot of his projects.
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It's a hard pill to swallow not because the show isn't good.
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Jordan is in an even more delicate position, and a country that ISIS would dearly like to swallow.
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She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
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Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.
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Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
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The chimney was at the other end, and thus a draught of hot air constantly passed beneath the floors in cold weather.
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Mr. King and Mr. Lewis walking together in Birmingham, a chimney sweeper and his boy passed them.
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British Dictionary definitions for chimney swallow

chimney swallow

noun

another name for common swallowSee swallow 2

a less common name for chimney swift

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