单词 | fluonomist |
释义 | fluonomistn. rare. = chimney-sweep n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > cleaning chimneys > one who chimney-sweeper?1518 sweep-chimney1657 lily-white1699 chimney-sweep1709 sooterkin1795 sweepy1798 sweep1812 ramoneura1859 chummy1860 chimney-cleanser1905 chimney-cleaner1906 fluonomist1946 1946 Times 22 Oct. 2/4 He recently saw that a sweep described himself as a fluonomist. The man charged 6d. more than an ordinary sweep. 1965 N.Z. Woman's Weekly 4 Oct. 103/1 Our chimney sweep calls himself a fluonomist! 1988 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 13 May The eyes of Melbourne's flueonomists—that's chimney sweeps to the uninitiated - are fixed on the horizon searching for a sign of winter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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