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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Cleans soot from chimneys: Removes pipe connecting furnace to flue, using handtools. Cleans soot from chimney pit, using vacuum cleaner that automatically discharges into receptacle mounted on truck. Cleans connecting pipes with brush, replaces pipe, and seals joints with cement. Closes fireplace openings and other outlets to clean chimney from above. Lowers weighted bag down flue, withdraws bag which expands and scrapes soot from lining of chimney. Empties bag and inspects interior of chimney to ensure completion of cleaning process, using reflecting light of mirror. May make oral or written reports to request services of CHIMNEY REPAIRER (business ser.). May brush interior of chimney, boilers, and furnaces. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Little Chimney Sweep (1960) The Little Chimney Sweep (1954) | |
Song Titles | Sweep, Chimney Sweep (performing artist: Steeleye Span) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Theater & Movies | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Child shepherdess and boy chimney sweep on chimney] / Lydia Field Emmet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
chimney sweep | 117 |
chimney sweep inn | 17 |
chimney sweep bird | 9 |
chimney sweep equipment | 5 |
certified chimney sweep | 4 |
chimney sweep supply | 3 |
chimney sweep upsidedown | 3 |
brush chimney sweep | 2 |
maryland chimney sweep | 2 |
chimney sweep tool | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CHIMNEY SWEEP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | oxhakpastrues, oxhakfshirës (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | منظف المداخن (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | коминочистач. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kominík (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skorstensfejer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schoorsteenveger, rookverdrijver. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ramoneur (chimneysweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kaminfeger (chimney cleaner), schornsteinfeger (chimney-sweeper, sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καπνοδοχοκαθαριστήσ, καθαριστής καπνοδόχων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ ק" ארובות (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kéményseprõ (chimney-sweeper, sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spazzacamino (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | glenneyder chymlee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | imneychay eepsway limpa-chaminés. (various references) coşar (barn, sweeper), hornar. (various references) трубочист (chimney-sweep, chimney-sweeper, shimney-sweeper). (various references) odžačar, dimničar. (various references) deshollinador (sweep). (various references) sotare (chimney-sweep, sweep). (various references) baca temizleyicisi (sweep). (various references) сажотрус (sweep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-h-i-m-n-p-s-w-y" | |
-4 letters: chimneys, epicenes, sheepmen, specimen. | |
-5 letters: chemise, chimney, cymenes, enemies, epicene, imphees, nephews, pinches, sheeney, sheenie, shipmen, sphenic, weenies, weepies, wenches, whimsey, winceys, winches. | |
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| 1. Usage: Modern 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Images: Slideshow 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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