chimney swallow
Americannoun
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another name for common swallow See swallow 2
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a less common name for chimney swift
Etymology
Origin of chimney swallow
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Slipping down the marble staircase in her gray evening gown, Ruth Drew felt like a chimney swallow amid an assemblage of brilliant, gaily colored birds.
From The Ranch Girls in Europe by Vandercook, Margaret
Judging from the amount of food, it was rather evident that Mr. Wagg expected prison-bird Two-Seven-Nine to play chimney swallow for some little time!
From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman
When I saw the last chimney swallow, November 30, they went by to their sleeping-trees about three o'clock in the afternoon—a long night, a short day for them.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard
The chimney swallow nested in hollow trees, and, perhaps, occasionally resorts thither yet.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John
Why, a little bird, a chimney swallow, chirping and fluttering, poor thing, with fright.
From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne
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