- a variation of chimney sweep.
chimney sweeper
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If you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
William Davis, a chimney sweeper of King Street, St. Ann's, Westminster, was called on for king's taxes to the amount of four pounds twelve shillings, on the 23rd of October, by Sharp the collector.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell
You have encountered a chimney sweeper, and of course you get some of the soot.
From Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
The throat of the chimney being reduced to four inches, it will be necessary to make a provision for the passage of a chimney sweeper.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
The chimney sweeper, the lost child, and even the sick rose are remembered in his verse.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
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