CHIMNEY CORNER Definition & Meaning

chimney corner

noun

the corner or side of a fireplace.
a place near the fire.
fireside; hearth.

chimney corner

noun

a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook

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Origin of chimney corner¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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“Hark!” said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; “was that great guns, Joe?”

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His seat in the chimney corner is where we look whenever we want to cheer up.

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When Will left him, he took his quart of ale in his hand, and composing himself in the chimney corner, he sat there, intently watching the glowing wood-fire before him.

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Though the weather was warm, a large fire blazed on the hearth, while the wall above the chimney corner was hung with an assortment of old weapons.

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The old man, Hunt, sat smoking in the chimney corner.

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