Chimneysweeper

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of chimney sweeper. alt-of, alternative

    "Chimneysweepers are, in all countries, in a state deserving great pity. Their condition in London has led to the establishment of a Society for superseding the necessity of climbing-boys, by encouraging a new method of sweeping chimneys […]"

  2. 2
    someone who cleans soot from chimneys wordnet

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"Chimneysweepers are, in all countries, in a state deserving great pity. Their condition in London has led to the establishment of a Society for superseding the necessity of climbing-boys, by encouraging a new method of sweeping chimneys […]"

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