 | William Holloway (of Rye, in Sussex.) - 1839 - 246 lehte
...South. West. CLIMMER, ». n. To climb. Somerset. CLIM, s. A sort of imp, which inhabits the chimnies of nurseries, and is sometimes called down to take away naughty children. Norf. Suff. So called perhaps from being supposed [to climb up chimneys. To CLIMP, ». n. [dim. Isl.... | |
 | Lady Eveline Camilla Gurdon - 1893 - 226 lehte
...mark-shriek is become a mockery and a by- word among the vulgar. — Dan. morck, caligo. 1b. vol. ii, p. 221. Clim, s., a sort of imp which inhabits the chimneys...the companion of Robin Hood, as the great Duke of Maryborough was for many years, and perhaps still is, the scarebabe of Flanders, under the name of... | |
 | Walter Rye, Robert Forby - 1895 - 308 lehte
...blow [EST]. Clicket. To chatter. Dim. of clack [T.]. Clicket. Voluble. *Clift. A cliff [EST]. Clim. A sort of imp which inhabits the chimneys of nurseries,...sometimes called down to take away naughty children. Climp. (i) To touch a polished surface with dirty or greasy fingers, and leave marks upon it. (2) It... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - 360 lehte
...spiritual and temporal." Chin, The. — He was, says Forby. in his "Vocabulary of East Anglia, 1830," " a sort of imp which inhabits the chimneys of nurseries,...sometimes called down to take away naughty children." Chincough. — There is a belief in Cheshire that, if a toad is held for a moment within the mouth... | |
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Chin, The. — He was, says Forby. in his "Vocabulary of East Anglia, 1830," " a sort of imp which inhabits the chimneys of nurseries, and is sometimes called down to take away naughty children." Chincough. — There is a belief in Cheshire that, if a... 