stovepipe

[ stohv-pahyp ]

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noun

a pipe, as of sheet metal, serving as a stove chimney or to connect a stove with a chimney flue.
stovepipe hat.

Origin of stovepipe

First recorded in 1690–1700; stove¹ + pipe¹

Words Nearby stovepipe

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How to use stovepipe in a sentence

It wafted the smoke from Bland's stovepipe gently down on the river's shining face.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Smoke was curling upward from the stovepipe which protruded above the roof.
Left on the Labrador | Dillon Wallace
It appeared to consist of a piece of ordinary stovepipe about twelve inches long.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. Fitzhugh
Lawyer Whittle was fined two pecks of apples and cigars for wearing a stovepipe hat and so the fun went on, day after day.
Old Rail Fence Corners | Various
A cooking-stove inside answers for heating apparatus and the stovepipe protrudes above the roof.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties | D.C. Beard

British Dictionary definitions for stovepipe

stovepipe

/ (ˈstəʊvˌpaɪp) /

noun

a pipe that serves as a flue to a stove
Also called: stovepipe hat a man's tall silk hat

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