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sacheverell ? Obs. or U.S.|səˈtʃɛvərəl|
Also -el.
[Said to have been named by the inventor on account of the popularity of Dr. Sacheverell: see next.]
(See quots.)
1769Franklin Lett. Wks. 1840 VI. 325 This is seen in narrow stove chimneys, when a sacheverell or blower is used. 1785Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Sacheverel, the iron door, or blower to the mouth of a stove, from a divine of that name, who made himself famous for blowing the coals of dissention, the latter end of the reign of Queen Ann. |