Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FLUE
FLUD'ER, or FLUD'DERFLU-EL'LEN
FLUE, n. [probably contracted from flume, L. flumen, from fluo.]
A passage for smoke in a chimney, leading from the fireplace to the top of the chimney, or into another passage; as, a chimney with four flues.
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