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housebody

housebody noun: the main section of a traditional house, incorporating a fireplace.

Noun

housebody (plural housebodies)

  1. (historical) The main section of a traditional house, incorporating a fireplace.

Forms of housebody

pluralhousebodies

Origin of housebody

From house + body.

Questions about housebody

What does housebody mean?
Housebody means the main section of a traditional house, incorporating a fireplace.
What part of speech is housebody?
Housebody is a noun.
What is the plural of housebody?
The plural of housebody is housebodies.

Words near housebody in the dictionary

  1. houseboater
  2. houseboaters
  3. houseboating
  4. houseboats
  5. housebodies
  6. housebody
  7. houseboi
  8. housebois
  9. housebook
  10. housebooks
  11. housebot

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