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house rules

house rules is the plural of house rule.

Meaning of house rule

Noun

house rule (plural house rules)

  1. A rule adopted by a particular establishment.
    • A house rule was put into effect which set aside certain hours when the hall was to be used by white patrons only.2000, Charles Staples Magnum, The Legal Status of the Negro
  2. A rule used in playing a game that is not part of the official ruleset.

Questions about house rules

What is house rules the plural of?
House rules is the plural of house rule.

Words near house rules in the dictionary

  1. house proud
  2. house rat
  3. house rats
  4. house right
  5. house rule
  6. house rules
  7. house sat
  8. house show
  9. house shows
  10. house shrew
  11. house shrews

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