Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abacus or cornice forming a crowning termination for a chimney.
- noun -2. A rotary device, moved by the wind, which facilitates the escape of smoke from a chimney by turning the exit-aperture away from the wind; a cowl.
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Examples
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He silently placed his cloak and hat on the table and sat down under the chimney-cap beside his host.
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A man was sitting under the chimney-cap with his hands stretched out over the coals.
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