chimney corner
Americannoun
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the corner or side of a fireplace.
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a place near the fire.
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fireside; hearth.
noun
Etymology
Origin of chimney corner
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Brian, feeling his age coming on him, turned over the farm to Martin and retired to the chimney corner.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Hark!” said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; “was that great guns, Joe?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Miss Campbell, seated in a big leather chair in the chimney corner, dozed off in the warmth of the firelight, her head drooping to one side like a tired little bird’s.
From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Katherine Stokes
He found her reading a novel in her chimney corner, and dressed in deep, but very homely mourning.
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
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