chimbley

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He waited to ascertain the result while Clazie rose--quickly but not hurriedly--and went to read the instrument with sleepy eyes Another stop for a chimbley," he muttered, with a remonstrative growl.

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  • "Manys en manys de time, deze long nights en deze rainy spells, dat I sets down dar in my house over ag'in de chimbley-jam--I sets dar en I dozes, en it seem lak dat ole Brer Rabbit, he'll stick he head in de crack er de do' en see my eye periently shot, en den he'll beckon back at de yuther creeturs, en den dey'll all come slippin' in on der tip-toes, en dey'll set dar en run over de ole times wid one er n'er, en crack der jokes same ez dey useter. —  Nights With Uncle Remus
  • The fleet was blazin' away at the fortifications, an' of coorse the fortifications--out o' politeness if nothin' else--was blazin' away at the fleet, and smoke was curlin' up like a chimbley on fire, an' big balls was goin' about like pais in a rattle, an' small shot like hail was blowin' horizontal, an' men was bein' shot an' cut to pieces, an' them as warn't was cheerin' as if there was any glory in wholesale murther--bah! —  Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters
  • "Coster, chimbley-sweep, mudlark, pickpocket, convict, washer-worn If you'll look after your dooty, George, instead o' interferin' in matters that don't concern you," said the skipper in a choking voice, "I shall be obliged. —  Sea Urchins
  • Reading the telegraph with sleepy eyes he said, with a yawn, "it's only a stop for a chimbley." —  Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories
  • He waited to ascertain the result while Clazie rose--quickly but not hurriedly--and went to read the instrument with sleepy eyes Another stop for a chimbley," he muttered, with a remonstrative growl. —  Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade
 

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