n. (Steam Boilers) [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Understanding; apprehension. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]