Definition of Chumley

1. a chimney [n -S] - See also: chimney

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chumley

chullo
chullos
chum
chum salmon
chum up
chuman
chumans
chumar
chumars
chumble
chumbled
chumbles
chumbling
chumbucket
chumbuckets
chumley (current term)
chumleys
chummage
chummages
chummed
chummeries
chummery
chummier
chummies
chummiest
chummily
chumminess
chumminesses
chumming
chummy

Literary usage of Chumley

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

1. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"It is probable that in the south of England, Cholmeley and chumley ... Married — John chumley and Alice Todd : St. Geo. Han. Sq. ii London, a, i, i. ..."

2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"... chumley," the latter the play which launched EH Sothern on his prosperous career. His next effort, "Men and Women," ..."

3. Records of the Borough of Nottingham: Being a Series of Extracts from the by Nottingham (England). (1885)
"5 Surety of William chumley,1 wait, for his collar this year, ete. ... to wit, Hugh Little, wait, sworn, and William chumley, wait, sworn. ..."

4. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1899)
"chumley came to me, and made me a proposition to go into this butcher business. ... In fact, Mr. chumley told me he had spoken to Fred about my going in ..."

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