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CHIMNEY, n.

1. In architecture, a body of brick or stone, erected in a building, containing a funnel or funnels, to convey smoke, and other volatile matter through the roof, from the hearth or fire-place, where fuel is burnt. This body of materials is sometimes called a stack of chimneys, especially when it contains two or more funnels, or passages.
2. A fireplace the lower part of the body of brick or stone which confines and conveys smoke.
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Entry for 'Chimney'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/chimney.html.
 
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