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hamesucken

hamesucken noun: an assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.

Noun

hamesucken (usually uncountable, plural hamesuckens)

  1. (Scotland, usually) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.

Forms of hamesucken

pluralhamesuckens
alternative formhaimsucken

Origin of hamesucken

From Old English hāmsōcn, literally "home-seeking, an attack upon a house; also the fine exacted for this". Compare German Heimsuchung.

Questions about hamesucken

What does hamesucken mean?
Hamesucken means an assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
What part of speech is hamesucken?
Hamesucken is a noun.
What is the plural of hamesucken?
The plural of hamesucken is hamesuckens.

Words near hamesucken in the dictionary

  1. hames
  2. hamese
  3. hamesecken
  4. hameseckens
  5. hamesuchen
  6. hamesucken
  7. hamesuckens
  8. Hamet
  9. hamets
  10. hametz
  11. hamfare

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