"chimley" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪmli/, /tʃɪmli/ (note: Northumbrian) Forms: chimleys [plural]
Etymology: By dissimilation of mn to ml. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimley (plural chimleys)
  1. (UK, dialect, New England, archaic) Alternative form of chimney Tags: New-England, UK, alt-of, alternative, archaic, dialectal Alternative form of: chimney
    Sense id: en-chimley-en-noun-JohV0MTM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, New England English

Inflected forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1899, The Leisure Hour: An Illustrated Magazine for Home Reading",
          "text": "\"Mr. Gibbs come in just now,\" said Mrs. Blewett, \"and left his ticket over the chimley. There 'tis. I haven't touched it.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(UK, dialect, New England, archaic) Alternative form of chimney"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɪmli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃɪmli/",
      "note": "Northumbrian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chimley"
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  "etymology_text": "By dissimilation of mn to ml.",
  "forms": [
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        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "New England English",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1899, The Leisure Hour: An Illustrated Magazine for Home Reading",
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