chimney swallow
noun
British.
barn swallow.
Origin of chimney swallow
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby chimney swallow
chimney piece,
chimney place,
chimney pot,
chimney rock,
chimney stack,
chimney swallow,
chimney sweep,
chimney swift,
chimney wheel,
chimney-pot hat,
chimneypiece
Example sentences from the Web for chimney swallow
How does the chimney-swallow get the twigs it builds its nest with?
Bird Neighbors |Neltje BlanchanI will also exchange a chimney-swallow's egg for the egg of any bird except a robin, blue jay, or chipping sparrow.
Do you mean to tell me that you have lived to be seventeen years old and dont know what a chimney-swallow is?
Within my house is another very human little bird—the chimney-swallow.
Wild Life Near Home |Dallas Lore Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for chimney swallow
chimney swallow
noun
another name for common swallow
See swallow 2
a less common name for chimney swift