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frame house

noun

a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.

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Origin of frame house

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby frame house

frambesioma, framboesia, framboise, frame, frame aerial, frame house, frame line, frame of mind, frame of reference, framepack, frame saw
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British Dictionary definitions for frame house

frame house

noun

a house that has a timber framework and cladding
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