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blackhouse

blackhouse is the alternative spelling of black-house.

Meaning of black-house

Noun

black-house (plural black-houses)

  1. A traditional house, in some parts of Scotland, having drystone walls and a turf roof.

Forms of blackhouse

pluralblackhouses

Questions about blackhouse

What is blackhouse the alternative spelling of?
Blackhouse is the alternative spelling of black-house.

Words near blackhouse in the dictionary

  1. blackhole
  2. blackholed
  3. blackholes
  4. blackholing
  5. blackhood
  6. blackhouse
  7. blackhouses
  8. Blackhurst
  9. Blackhursts
  10. Blackian
  11. blackie

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