chimney pot

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chimney pot

A short, usually earthenware pipe placed on the top of a chimney to improve the draft.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

chim′ney pot`

an earthenware or metal pipe atop a chimney, esp. to increase the draft and disperse smoke.

[1820–30]

Translations

comignolo

chimney pot

n → comignolo

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