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chimney corner |
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chimney corner n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The carter seeing that he had thus lost all that he had, went down into his kitchen; and was still not sorry for what he had done, but sat himself angrily and sulkily in the chimney corner. "It was the old dame in the chimney corner, at the house where you watched last night," said the child. " said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; "was that great guns, Joe? |
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chimney corner - a corner by a fireplace