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chimneypot

chimneypot

1 6.8
A short clay pipe placed on top of a chimney to help smoke rise
  • noun
  • /ˈʧɪmniˌpɑt/
: cabeza de chimenea
  • The chimneypot needs to be repaired.

Examples

  • The old house still had a red chimneypot on its roof.

  • We installed a new chimneypot last week.

  • A missing chimneypot can affect how well your fireplace draws smoke.

  • The mason carefully replaced the cracked chimneypot to restore the chimney's function.

  • The old house had a charming red chimneypot that stood out against the blue sky.

  • During the renovation, they replaced the cracked chimneypot with a new one to improve the draft.

  • The architect designed the roof with a tall chimneypot to enhance the building's ventilation.

Surface Forms

chimneypot singular
chimneypots plural

Morphology

chimneypot = chimney + pot (transparent) = chimney + pot

The meaning is a literal combination of 'chimney' and 'pot'—a pot-shaped fitting on top of a chimney—so learners can derive it from the parts.

Etymology

The word chimneypot comes from the two simple words chimney ('the part of a house that sends out smoke') and pot ('a round container'). So a chimneypot is literally a 'pot' put on top of a chimney — a short, pot-shaped pipe that helps the chimney pull air and send smoke out.