Meaning of chimney's afire | Babel Free
Definitions
A phrase shouted when blood gushes out of a whale's blowhole after a killing blow is struck with a lance
Examples
“Success would show⟳ itself as a geyser of crimson blood gushing from the whale’s blowhole, which caused whalemen to cry⟳ out, ‘Chimney’s afire!’”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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