Definition of Steeplejacks

1. Noun. (plural of steeplejack) ¹

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Definition of Steeplejacks

1. steeplejack [n] - See also: steeplejack

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steeplejacks

steepiest
steepiness
steeping
steepish
steeple
steeplebush
steeplebushes
steeplechase
steeplechaser
steeplechasers
steeplechases
steeplechasing
steeplechasings
steepled
steeplejack
steeplejacks
steepleless
steeplelike
steeples
steepling
steeply
steepness
steepnesses
steeps
steepup
steepy
steer
steer clear
steer roping
steerable

Literary usage of Steeplejacks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nights with an Old Gunner and Other Studies of Wild Life: And Other Studies by Charles John Cornish (1897)
"... AERIAL Steeplejacks COMMENTING on the ascent of the Nelson Column by steeplejacks in order to fix the decorations for Trafalgar Day, an evening paper ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1906)
"Curiosity, as well as a desire to write an interesting article for this magazine, induced me to seek out Mr. W. Larkins, one of the most famous steeplejacks ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1896)
"I "ve made five pounds by a day's work many a time when I was quite a young man, and there's few steeplejacks who would like to make less than ten or twelve ..."

4. Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker (1910)
"It appears that only prose-men are the culpable ones when they hear the harping of invisible harps from Ibsen steeplejacks, or recognise the colour of ..."

5. Statute Law Making in the United States by Chester Lloyd Jones (1912)
"Steeplejacks, chimney sweeps, and the like were early required to have licenses. Present-day legislation, under the same excuse, tends to increase the ..."

6. Statute Law Making in the United States by Chester Lloyd Jones (1912)
"Steeplejacks, chimney sweeps, and the like were early required to have licenses. Present-day legislation, under the same excuse, tends to increase the ..."

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