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chimney-sweep

chimney-sweep is the archaic form of chimney sweep.

Meaning of chimney sweep

Noun

chimney sweep (plural chimney sweeps)

  1. A person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

Forms of chimney-sweep

pluralchimney-sweeps

Questions about chimney-sweep

What is chimney-sweep the archaic form of?
Chimney-sweep is the archaic form of chimney sweep.

Words near chimney-sweep in the dictionary

  1. chimney-money
  2. chimney-piece
  3. chimney-pieces
  4. chimney-pot hat
  5. chimney-pot hats
  6. chimney-sweep
  7. chimney-sweeper
  8. chimney-sweepers
  9. chimney-sweeps
  10. chimneyboard
  11. chimneyboards

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