flue-faker en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A chimney sweep.
The gipsy queen, too, of the flue-fakers was just behind in a donkey-tandem, escorted by a bodyguard of thin-legged gentry of the forked-radish pattern, kiddily togged.
1883, Lewis Strange Wingfield, Abigel Rowe, volume 3, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flue-fakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |