stovepipe

[ stohv-pahyp ]

/ ˈstoʊvˌpaɪp /

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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.

Nearby words

stoutly, stove, stove bolt, stove coal, stove enamel, stovepipe, stovepipe hat, stovepipes, stover, stovetop, stovies

Origin of stovepipe

First recorded in 1690–1700; stove¹ + pipe¹

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Examples from the Web for stovepipe

A stovepipe led from the stove here and there in wire suspension to a final exit near the other corner.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
He hadn't been gone two minutes when I discovered that the hat he had exchanged for the stovepipe was not mine.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)|Various
They were about as big as a stovepipe and four feet long, painted brown.
A Yankee in the Trenches|R. Derby Holmes
I'm sending you a bundle of newspaper clippings as big as a stovepipe—all about Yours Truly.
Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas|Rupert Hughes

I simply could not afford to be seen with that stovepipe hat either on my head or under my arm.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)|Various

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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stovepipe

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Examples from the Web for stovepipe

British Dictionary definitions for stovepipe

stovepipe

noun