chimneysweep
Rooftop soot remover
A chimneysweep is a person who cleans soot and debris from chimneys to prevent fires and improve airflow.
The occupation dates to when coal and wood fires were standard heating, and chimneysweeps—often young boys small enough to climb flues—became figures of urban folklore.
Now mostly chimney sweep as two words.
Carbon from incomplete burning
- flueChimney's inner passage
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
tradesman · apprentice · guild · Victorian · journeyman · hearth · fireplace · ash
- BertMasculine name, often shortened
- cockneyLondon working-class dialect
- musicalSung theatrical production
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
Dick Van Dyke · silhouette · London skyline · step in time · Julie Andrews · carousel · street performer · busker
Era of mechanized production
- child laborMinors performing paid work
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- orphanChild whose parents died
poverty · Dickens · Oliver Twist · climbing boys · tuberculosis · reform · cramped · stunted growth
soot
Carbon from incomplete burning
rooftop · tradesman · apprentice · guild · Victorian · journeyman · hearth · fireplace · ash · creosote
Mary Poppins
- BertMasculine name, often shortened
- cockneyLondon working-class dialect
- musicalSung theatrical production
Dick Van Dyke · Disney · silhouette · London skyline · step in time · Julie Andrews · carousel · street performer · busker · accordion
Industrial Revolution
Era of mechanized production
- child laborMinors performing paid work
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
orphan · poverty · Dickens · Oliver Twist · climbing boys · tuberculosis · reform · cramped · stunted growth · apprenticeship
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
kiss · omen · top hat · talisman · New Year · prosperity · German · British · superstition · charm
chimneysweeparistocrat
Person of noble birth
gentleman · white-collar worker · executive · banker · lawyer
chimneysweepcleaner
Agent that removes dirt
maid · housekeeper · sanitation worker · laundress · window washer
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