Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flue-faker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: flue--fak-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chimney sweep.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The gipsy queen, too, of the flue-fakers was just behind in a donkey-tandem, escorted by a bodyguard of thin-legged gentry of the forked-radish pattern, kiddily togged."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

flue-fakers (plural)

Questions

What does flue-faker mean?: A chimney sweep.

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