Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sifts cinders; specifically, a perforated shovel or sieve for sifting ashes or dust from cinders.
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Examples
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"Take you, indeed!" answered the elder sister, with a sneer; "it is no place for a cinder-sifter: stay at home and do your work."
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A thousand voices exclaimed, ` ` We will have no cinder-sifter mingle in our games of chivalry. ''
The Antiquary 1845
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A thousand voices exclaimed, "We will have no cinder-sifter mingle in our games of chivalry."
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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A thousand voices exclaimed, "We will have no cinder-sifter mingle in our games of chivalry."
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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A thousand voices exclaimed, “We will have no cinder-sifter mingle in our games of chivalry.”
The Antiquary 1584
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