stovepipes
/ (ˈstəʊvˌpaɪps) /
informal tight trousers with narrow legs
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How to use stovepipes in a sentence
When I was in the military, we called the problem “inter-operability” or “stovepipes.”
The lesson: Defeat stovepipes first and you can defeat the Taliban later.
Snug, too, they looked, with smoke coming out of stovepipes that ran through the roofs of several of them.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerAnd there was no movement, no sound, no sign of life except the hot air rising from the mess kitchen stovepipes.
Operation Terror | William Fitzgerald JenkinsKeep them in covered boxes or dishes, away from the heat of stoves and stovepipes and out of the reach of rats and mice.
The Silent Readers | William D. Lewis
We awake betimes to the rattle of the scrubbing brush and the sharp overthrow of stovepipes.
Rosemary and Rue | AmberHe didn't hammer stovepipes and carry kitchen-boxes and cut fire-wood, you know.
A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories | Mary Hallock Foote
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