chimney sweeper
Example Sentences
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If you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021
The lowly chimney sweeper, paid 6d. a day, served an apprenticeship as a boy, and then was his own master.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
A chimney sweeper, called Colley, was the most active of the crew.
From Witch Stories by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)
William Davis, a chimney sweeper of King Street, St. Ann's, Westminster, was called on for king's taxes to the amount of four pounds twelve shillings, on the 23rd of October, by Sharp the collector.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile
A beau highwayman and a miserable chimney sweeper were to be hanged together at Newgate for their respective deserts.
