free house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of free house
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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"I'm a free house and therefore can choose what I want to sell."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
He lives above the free house with his wife and four kids and is happy.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
One resident tried to take advantage of the crisis and scheme a way into a free house by buying up vacant land and trying to claim that a home had moved onto it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
And you write that your "free" house had all these unexpected and expensive issues, including the roof having problems.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021
He lived at Branxholme Town, in a free house set apart for the gamekeeper, and for many a year carried all the bread from Hawick used in my father's family.
From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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