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house-plunder

Syllables: house-plund·erUK/ˈhaʊsˌplʌndə/US/ˈhaʊsˌplʌndɚ/

house-plunder is the alternative form of house plunder.

Meaning of house plunder

Noun

house plunder (uncountable)

  1. (Southern US) Miscellaneous household items.
    • [P]eople had stock, and children, and house plunder, and a stout log cabin to cover them, […]1852, Cora Montgomery, “A Pioneer Mother”, in Eagle Pass; or, Life on the Border, New York, N.Y.: George P[almer] Putnam & Co., […], →OCLC, page 28
    Synonyms:
    household goods

Questions about house-plunder

What is house-plunder the alternative form of?
House-plunder is the alternative form of house plunder.
How do you pronounce house-plunder?
House-plunder is pronounced /ˈhaʊsˌplʌndə/ (UK).

Words near house-plunder in the dictionary

  1. house-keeper
  2. house-keepers
  3. house-like
  4. house-maid
  5. house-maids
  6. house-plunder
  7. house-proud
  8. house-raising
  9. house-roof
  10. house-roofs
  11. house-sat

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