1. a chimney, especially a smokestack or flue for venting smoke and gases from a fireplace or stove
Usage: informal; dialectal; chiefly British and Scottish

Examples

• The old cottage had a tall chimbly that rose above the thatched roof.
• Smoke poured out of the chimbly on a cold winter morning.
• The sweep climbed up the chimbly to clear the soot.
• We could see the chimbly from the road, marking the farmhouse location.
• The chimbly needed repairs after the storm knocked some bricks loose.