chimley
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 7
/ˈt͡ʃɪmli/
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/ˈt͡ʃɪmli/ · /ˈtʃɪmli/
Definition of chimley
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Appalachia, Caribbean, New-England, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal)Alternative form of chimney.
“"Mr. Gibbs come in just now," said Mrs. Blewett, "and left his ticket over the chimley. There 'tis. I haven't touched it."”
“‘She bloodywell must believe in Santa Claus the way she hangs round that chimley.’”
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noun
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(Appalachia, Caribbean, New-England, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal)Alternative form of chimney.
“"Mr. Gibbs come in just now," said Mrs. Blewett, "and left his ticket over the chimley. There 'tis. I haven't touched it."”
“‘She bloodywell must believe in Santa Claus the way she hangs round that chimley.’”
name
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(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of Chulmleigh.
“CHIDLEY, or Chimley, a market-town of Devonſhire, about eighteen miles north-weſt of Exeter...”
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Etymology
By dissimilation of mn to ml.
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