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chimney sweep

noun as in chimney cleaner

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The chimney sweep comforts the kids by showing why their father should not be feared, but pitied.

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“A professional chimney sweep can inspect your fireplace and chimney for any damage and clean out any soot or creosote buildup,” she says.

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Jim Newell is here to fill us in on Burgum’s backstory, from tuxedo-wearing chimney sweep to North Dakota governor.

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Burgum began his rise to fame as a chimney sweep.

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He and his men were struggling to clean out the barrel of their mud-encrusted howitzer with a long metal brush like a chimney sweep.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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