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adjective
taking pride in one's house and housekeeping.
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Origin of house-proud
First recorded in 1820–25
Words nearby house-proud
houseperson, housephone, house physician, house place, houseplant, house-proud, house-raising, houseroom, house rule, house seat, housesit
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How to use house-proud in a sentence
I should be proud to take the second place in his house—proud to see his young wife at the head of his table.
Mount Royal, Volume 2 of 3|Mary Elizabeth BraddonI don't see how you can be so patient with his criticisms: we all know you are house-proud.
British Dictionary definitions for house-proud
house-proud
adjective
proud of the appearance, cleanliness, etc, of one's house, sometimes excessively so
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