dwelling house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dwelling house
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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Hundreds packed the dwelling house at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake to celebrate the life of Sister Frances Carr after her death at 89.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2017
The land was first developed in 1784, when John Denison built a structure that would serve as a hatter’s shop, dwelling house and single-family home until 1959.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2017
One provision of that law prohibits discharging a firearm “so that a shot, slug or bullet lands upon any occupied dwelling, house, or residence, or any barn, stable or other building used in connection therewith.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2013
Said he: "The entry into the dwelling house and the search of it were unjustifiable and illegal . . . therefore I have ordered the evidence found to be suppressed."
From Time Magazine Archive
To the more mature, Aaron Burson offered to rent his fulling mill and dwelling house near Union, describing them as being in "an elegant neighbourhood for the fulling business."
From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Harrison Williams
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