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plural noun

privately owned goods consisting chiefly of furniture, appliances, etc., for keeping house.

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Also called household goods .

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Origin of household effects

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby household effects

houseguest, household, household ammonia, household art, household cavalry, household effects, householder, household god, household gods, household name, household troops

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How to use household effects in a sentence

And then they gathered together such of the household effects as they might require, and set out for the settlement.
The Dare Boys in Virginia|Stephen Angus Cox
Piles of bed-clothing, household effects, agricultural implements, lay upon the sand.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
A few minutes ago, she had told Sally Henderson that she had begun checking up the Carey household effects.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
Bad Hugh|Mary Jane Holmes

We camped at noon at Elk Creek, and made further progress at drying our household effects.
The Voyage of the Rattletrap|Hayden Carruth