hollin
9.9
A black powder made by burning that covers chimneys
- noun
- Archaic
:
hollín
- The sweep brushed away the hollin that had built up over the winter.
Examples
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After cleaning the chimney, his clothes were stained with hollin.
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The old fireplace was thick with hollin after years of use.
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The chimney was filled with hollin after the fire.
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Can you see the hollin on the walls?
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The old fireplace was thick with hollin after years of use.
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After cleaning the chimney, his clothes were stained with hollin.
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The sweep brushed away the hollin that had built up over the winter.
Synonyms
ash
vshollin
339
1.0
The gray powder left after something burns
is a black powder that forms on chimney surfaces rather than general residue
soot
vshollin
35
2.5
A black powder that forms when wood or coal burns and collects on surfaces
is mainly the same residue but specifically found inside chimneys
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hollin also means the fine black dust left by fire, from old dialect words for chimney dirt and smoke. So, when a fireplace is full of hollin, it is covered in that black powder called soot.