"chimney pot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chimney pots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimney pot (plural chimney pots)
  1. A short earthenware pipe, placed on top of a chimney to improve the draft. Categories (topical): Architectural elements, Architecture Synonyms: can Translations (pipe on the top of a chimney): tuyau de cheminée [masculine] (French), Schornsteinaufsatz [masculine] (German), croca simléir [masculine] (Irish), pota simléir [masculine] (Irish), chumli-can (Scots), ceann simileir [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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