Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word chimney sweep's cancer.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
sionnach commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
Sweeps have many things to look forward to – twisted spines and kneecaps, deformed ankles, eye inflammations and respiratory illnesses. The first known industrial disease – 'chimney sweep's cancer' – appears in the testicles from the constant irritation of the soot on naked skin. Many sweeps are maimed or killed after falling or being badly burned, while others suffocate when they became trapped in the curves of the chimneys.
July 8, 2008
skipvia commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
Why would they be rubbing their testicles on the inside of chimneys?
July 8, 2008
asativum commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
Odd. None of this came through in Mary Poppins.
July 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
You mean the cancer, or the testicles, never came through?
July 8, 2008
bilby commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
Dick came through, he was brilliant.
July 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word chimney sweep's cancer
"Step in time!!"
July 9, 2008