"chimbley" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪmbli/ Forms: chimbleys [plural], chimley [alternative], chimbly [alternative]
Etymology: By dissimilation of mn to ml, followed by epenthesis of b Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimbley (plural chimbleys)
  1. (UK, dialect, Caribbean) Alternative form of chimney. Tags: Caribbean, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: chimney

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "28 Jul 1828, The Australian, Sydney, page 3, column 2:",
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          "ref": "1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 377:",
          "text": "He was, as usual, gittin' an wid his nonsinse an' baldherdash about the fairies, [...] whin an ould woman called Mary Hogan wid a long blue cloak about her, that was sittin' in the chimbly corner smokin' her pipe widout takin' the laste share in the conversation, tuk the pipe out o' her mouth, an' threw the ashes out o' it, an' spit in the fire, an' turnin' round, luked Failey straight in the face. \"An' so you don't b'lieve there's sich things as Leprechauns, don't ye?\" sed she.",
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