houseroom

[ hous-room, -room ]

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noun

lodging or accommodation in a house.

Origin of houseroom

First recorded in 1580–90; house + room

Words Nearby houseroom

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How to use houseroom in a sentence

I may say, in passing, that the Psyche that could be cast out of the window is not worth houseroom.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 | John Tyndall
The distress of any population means that they need food, houseroom, clothes, and fuel.
Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy | John Ruskin
The way to produce houseroom is to apply your force first to the humbler dwellings.
Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy | John Ruskin
These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
If there is no houseroom in any class for the man of several different bloods, then we must get a new name.
Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading | Various

British Dictionary definitions for houseroom

houseroom

/ (ˈhaʊsˌrʊm, -ˌruːm) /

noun

room for storage or lodging
give something houseroom (used with a negative) to have or keep something in one's house: I wouldn't give that vase houseroom

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