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chimneyman

chimneyman noun: a tax collector who collected the chimney-duty.

Noun

chimneyman (plural chimneymen)

  1. (historical) A tax collector who collected the chimney-duty.

Forms of chimneyman

pluralchimneymen

Origin of chimneyman

chimney + -man

Questions about chimneyman

What does chimneyman mean?
Chimneyman means a tax collector who collected the chimney-duty.
What part of speech is chimneyman?
Chimneyman is a noun.
What is the plural of chimneyman?
The plural of chimneyman is chimneymen.

Words near chimneyman in the dictionary

  1. chimneyhead
  2. chimneyheads
  3. chimneying
  4. chimneyless
  5. chimneylike
  6. chimneyman
  7. chimneymen
  8. chimneypiece
  9. chimneypieces
  10. chimneypot
  11. chimneypots

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