A shaft or opening for the escape of smoke, etc.; a chimney. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > chimney > flue or shaft (13) tewelc1384 A shaft or opening for the escape of smoke, etc.; a chimney. Obsolete. shaftc1450 A stem, columnar or straight portion of something. Of a chimney, a blast furnace: (see quots. and chimney-shaft n. at chimney, n. compounds 2). tunnel1508 The shaft or flue of a chimney. Obsolete. shankc1525 The stem or straight part of anything. Cf. shaft, n.2 The tunnel of a chimney. Obsolete. chimney-shank1552 a flue. flue1582 In early use = chimney, n.; subsequently a smoke-duct in a chimney. Hence extended to denote a channel of various kinds for conveying heat, etc., esp.… gullet1672 The flue of a chimney. Obsolete. funnel1688 The flue of a chimney, somewhat resembling an inverted funnel (see quot. 1842). fire tube1729 †(a) a tubular (part of a) firework or gun (obsolete); (b) a pipe or tube through which fire or flames pass; esp. each of a set of such tubes… vent1756 Scottish. The flue or funnel of a chimney; a chimney. stalk1821 Applied to various erect slender objects. The shaft of a chimney. Cf. stack, n. 5b. chimney neck1833 the shaft of a chimney. stovepipe1858 A metal pipe attached to a stove to carry off the smoke. |
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