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Hoptanglish

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Chimneys

Chimneys

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dismantelpiece /dɪsˈmӕntәlˌpiːs/

noun (plural dismantelpieces)

a chimney used as a cannon.

[a blend of dismantle + mantelpiece.]

grecelum /ˈɡriːslʌm/

noun (plural grecelums)

a chimney with a narrow spiral staircase curling up the walls inside.

[from English obsolete grece ‘stairs’ + Scottish lum ‘chimney’.]

lumpen /ˈlʌmpɛn/

noun (plural lumpens)

a chimney used as an aviary for phoenixes.

Proxynonym: frysty, phixgrate, unphixgrate

[from Scottish lum ‘chimney’ + pen.]

skydraw /ˈskʌɪdrɔː/

noun (plural skydraws)

an aroof, accommodating well disguised as a chimney that earnestly draws dirty bathwater, steamed, towards parched clouds.

smoketoe /ˈsmәʊktәʊ/

noun (plural smoketoes)

the foot of a chimney.

steamthroat /ˈstiːmθrәʊt/

noun (plural steamthroats)

a chimney above a stove.

teapole /ˈtiːpәʊl/

noun (plural teapoles)

a mast of a seapot which doubles as a chimney that releases steam from the bubblehold.

zappachuff /ˈzӕpәˌtʃʌf/

noun (plural zappachuffs)

1. a flexible, spade-shaped chimney that can dig holes for its house.

2. a dedicated worker.

  • zappachuffen /ˈzӕpәˌtʃʌfәn/ adjective

[from Italian zappa ‘spade’ + chuff.]