noun
- a chimney, especially a smokestack or flue for venting smoke and gases from a fireplace or stove
Usage: informal; dialectal; chiefly British and Scottish
Examples
- The old cottage had a tall chimbly that rose above the thatched roof.
- Smoke poured out of the chimbly on a cold winter morning.
- The sweep climbed up the chimbly to clear the soot.
- We could see the chimbly from the road, marking the farmhouse location.
- The chimbly needed repairs after the storm knocked some bricks loose.