chimney-sweep

  • 61sweep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, long, wide ▪ The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River. ▪ single ▪ comprehensive …

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  • 62Chimney Sweeps Islands — The Chimney Sweeps Islands are a pair of small islands located within New York City in the northern part of City Island Harbor in the borough of The Bronx. The islands, along with High Island, New York, divide City Island Harbor from Pelham Bay.… …

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  • 63Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 — The Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as four were being used as chimney sweeps. This act stated that no boy should be bound apprentice before he was eight years old.… …

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  • 64chimney-sweeper — chimˈney sweep or chimˈney sweeper noun A person who sweeps or cleans chimneys • • • Main Entry: ↑chimney …

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  • 65chimney-sweeps —    That sweeps bring luck is implied by the *Jack in the Green, known since the late 18th century, and is explicitly stated in many texts from the 1880s to the present. On seeing a sweep in the street in his working clothes and with his face… …

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  • 66Modern chimney cleaning — For the history of climbing boys and Chimney Sweeps apprentices, see Chimney sweeps. Modern chimney sweep Today, chimney sweeps still maintain a thriving new industry in many parts of the world. The industry has expanded from the maintenance of… …

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  • 67To sweep a mold — Sweep Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for… …

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  • 68To sweep up a mold — Sweep Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for… …

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  • 69Chaeture pelasgica — Chimney Chim ney, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[ e]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke… …

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  • 70Chimneys — Chimney Chim ney, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[ e]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke… …

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