firesidequeue
/ˈfaɪəˌsaɪdˈkjuː/nounVerified NewAlso in: Wärmevorrücken (Deutsch) · fuegofila (Español) · filefeu (Français)
The order in which chairs migrate toward the fire as the evening cools, settled by seniority.
The firesidequeue advances by inches through the evening, chair by chair, peacefully. Its front row is occupied by elders and its back row by the young, who hold the coat pile. The queue's movement is the evening's clock, and everyone arrives at the fire eventually, warm and sorted.
Etym. — fireside + queue — the slow parade toward the heat.
Rel. — degreedivided · winterbednest
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