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  • noun Plural form of chimneysweep.

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Examples

  • Once Otto reached the age of throneship he spent more time thinking up regulations for chimneysweeps than running cabinet meetings.

    American Connections James Burke 2007

  • Once Otto reached the age of throneship he spent more time thinking up regulations for chimneysweeps than running cabinet meetings.

    American Connections James Burke 2007

  • His major second-act dance sequence, “Step in Time,” goes for broke with a kind of rooftop Riverdance for chimneysweeps.

    Return of the Super Nanny- With a Spoonful of Sugar 2006

  • His major second-act dance sequence, “Step in Time,” goes for broke with a kind of rooftop Riverdance for chimneysweeps.

    Return of the Super Nanny��� With a Spoonful of Sugar 2006

  • After the chimneysweeps and ductscrubbers left yesterday afternoon I worked more on my taxes then tried practicing a bit but my fingers just weren't doing what I wanted them to do came back to it later last night and playing was easier then.

    sysadmins and The Man, axolotls and song titles badger 2002

  • Besides, first thing in the morning we met two chimneysweeps, and without our having tried to arrange it in any way they passed us on our left.

    A Young Girl's Diary 1923

  • Besides, first thing in the morning we met two chimneysweeps, and without our having tried to arrange it in any way they passed us on our _left_.

    A Young Girl's Diary Anonymous 1897

  • The number showcases showstopping technical effects, as Bert and his chimneysweeps dance with Mary and the Banks children over the rooftops of London.

    BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content 2009

  • The number showcases showstopping technical effects, as Bert and his chimneysweeps dance with Mary and the Banks children over the rooftops of London.

    BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content 2009

  • The number showcases showstopping technical effects, as Bert and his chimneysweeps dance with Mary and the Banks children over the rooftops of London.

    BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content 2009

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