Lumb

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of lum (“chimney”). alt-of, alternative

    "Now, by this time, the ſun begins to leam, / An' litt the hill-heads, wi' his morning beam, / An' birds, and beaſts, and fouk to be aſteer, / And ſtreams o' reek frae lumb heads to appear; […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A hamlet south of Haslingden, and west of Edenfield, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7819). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place in England:; A small village north-east of Rawtenstall, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8324). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in England:; A hamlet south-east of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1513). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
chimney

Example

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"Now, by this time, the ſun begins to leam, / An' litt the hill-heads, wi' his morning beam, / An' birds, and beaſts, and fouk to be aſteer, / And ſtreams o' reek frae lumb heads to appear; […]"

Etymology

Variant spelling of Lum.

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