"flue-faker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flue-fakers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flue-faker (plural flue-fakers)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A chimney sweep. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-flue-faker-en-noun-dnqmt0Q- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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