chimney pot

noun Chiefly British.

an earthenware or metal pipe or deflector, often cylindrical, fitted on the top of a chimney to increase draft and reduce or disperse smoke.

Origin of chimney pot

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby chimney pot

chimney breast, chimney cap, chimney corner, chimney piece, chimney place, chimney pot, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift

Example sentences from the Web for chimneypot

  • But one day when we put our hands on Dr. Scott's chimneypot to make it turn, that was too much for her.

    My Reminiscences |Rabindranath Tagore

  • Dorking was a dapper little man, almost dissociable from gloves and a chimneypot.

    The King of Schnorrers |Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for chimneypot

chimneypot
/ (ˈtʃɪmnɪˌpɒt) /

noun

a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards