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black house

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noun

  1. a type of thatched house, usually made of turf, formerly found in the highlands and islands of Scotland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Taste aside, a black house in an era of climate change is ridiculous,” said Adam Greenfield, a transportation and land-use advocate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Goodman says the neighbors seem intrigued by the black house, but they also just seem happy that the property is being maintained.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

So do Haring’s mesmerizing brush stokes in black house paint.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

That dorm’s students are moved over to Winchester’s black house, Armstrong / Parker, and this integration becomes one of the new season’s focal points.

From The Verge • May 4, 2018

In the middle of the green left-hand wall, a black house stood; it had three doors, no windows at all, and two chimneys.

From Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) by May, Karl Friedrich

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