chimneyful

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From chimney +‎ -ful.

Noun[edit]

chimneyful (plural chimneyfuls)

  1. The amount that fits in a chimney
    • 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, authorized British edition, London: Martin Secker […], published February 1932 (May 1932 printing), →OCLC:
      He put the sticks on the fire, and fetched more, till they had a good crackling chimneyful of blaze. The rippling running yellow flame made them both happy, warmed their faces and their souls.
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