chimney sweeper
- a variation of chimney sweep.
Example Sentences
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If you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
The chimney sweeper, the lost child, and even the sick rose are remembered in his verse.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post
One will open to you and ask if you are the chimney sweeper; you shall answer that you are thin and that you have not lost the card.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
As often as the chimney is swept, the chimney sweeper removes this temporary wall or stone, which is very easily done, and when he has finished his work, he again puts it in its place.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
A beau highwayman and a miserable chimney sweeper were to be hanged together at Newgate for their respective deserts.
