Housman

[ hous-muhn ]

noun
  1. A(lfred) E(dward), 1859–1936, English poet and classical scholar.

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How to use Housman in a sentence

  • Housman said nothing about the summer, but Mrs Housman told me she was not going to Cornwall this year.

    Passing By | Maurice Baring
  • I again tried the butler and asked him whether Mrs Housman was coming back to-morrow morning.

    Passing By | Maurice Baring
  • Miss Housman said she had studied music for five years under the best musicians in the world at Leipzig.

    Passing By | Maurice Baring
  • She had at once offered to go to Oakley, but Mrs Housman said she would rather see no one at present.

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  • He said he very seldom saw the Housmans now, but Housman had asked him to stay there on Sunday week.

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British Dictionary definitions for Housman

Housman

/ (ˈhaʊsmən) /


noun
  1. A (lfred) E (dward). 1859–1936, English poet and classical scholar, author of A Shropshire Lad (1896) and Last Poems (1922)

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