house-to-house

[ hous-tuh-hous ]

adjective

1. conducted from one house to the next:

   a house-to-house survey.

2. door-to-door ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of house-to-house¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

When the Germans began house-to-house searches, looking for Jews, my father took Jakov and and Sandra to a remote village.

From The Daily Beast

The old maids hunt out cases of distress and make themselves useful to the community: they do the house-to-house visitation.

From Project Gutenberg

We also made a house-to-house search for arms and collected three wagonloads, mostly old.

From Project Gutenberg

That afternoon the Vicar of Marley was paying house-to-house visits among his humbler parishioners.

From Project Gutenberg

In “house-to-house visitation” in Edinburgh, I have observed with much surprise that among 145 families visited 143 were Scotch.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, the thing fer me to do first is to make a house-to-house search to see if I c'n locate a typewritin' machine anywheres.

From Project Gutenberg