One whose business it is to sweep chimneys, in order to remove the soot.
| 单词 | θ61249 |
| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > cleaning chimneys > one who (16) chimney-sweeper?1518 One whose business it is to sweep chimneys, in order to remove the soot. sweep-chimney1657 a chimney-sweeper. lily-white1699 as n. (a) Lily-white colour. †(b) Old Cant. A chimney-sweep. chimney-sweep1709 = chimney-sweeper, n. 1 (Now also simply sweep, n.) chimney-sweep's cancer: see chimney-sweeper, n. 1b. sooterkin1795 transferred. Chiefly applied to persons in allusive senses; sometimes = Dutchman. Also attributive. sweepy1798 A chimney-sweep or his boy. sweep1812 A chimney-sweeper. ramoneura1859 A chimney sweep. chummy1860 A chimney-sweeper of any age. chimney-cleanser1905 = chimney-cleaner n. chimney-cleaner1906 a chimney-sweeper. fluonomist1946 = chimney-sweep, n. 2. Subcategories:— boy (2) — one who carries off soot swept from chimneys (1) — one who cures smoking chimneys (1) |
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