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(UK, dialect, New England, archaic) Alternative form of chimney [A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.]
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An inflatable draught excluder for a chimney.
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A device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
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(construction) A strip of material around the base of a chimney, traditionally lead and sometimes including a short length of flue, that prevents rainwater from entering a building.
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A curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas.
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(possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
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Alternative form of draught excluder [A flexible strip attached to the bottom or side of a door to prevent draughts entering through the gap.]
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(Canada, US) A long, flexible draught excluder that lies along the bottom edge of a door, sometimes designed in the likeness of a snake.
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US standard spelling of draughtproof. [That prevents the entry of draughts.]
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(UK, medicine, obsolete) A mild vesicatory.
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A flexible strip attached to the bottom or side of a door to prevent draughts entering through the gap.
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Synonym of draught on the pump at Aldgate
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(British spelling) A screen for the purpose of blocking draughts (currents of air).
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The material which is used to make something draughtproof.
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A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
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(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
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(military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
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An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.
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(weaponry) A mine with a proximity fuse.
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(gaming) Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).
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A device for making tunnels.
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A person who practices dowsing, a dowser.
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(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.
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