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Huish

/ˈhuːɪʃ/

Huish proper noun: a locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829).

Proper noun

Huish (countable and uncountable, plural Huishes)

  1. A locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829).
  2. A small village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5311).
  3. A small village and former civil parish in Wilcot, Huish and Oare parish, north of Pewsey, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1463).
  4. (countable) A habitational surname.

Forms of Huish

pluralHuishes

Origin of Huish

From Middle English Hiwis, from Old English hīwisċ, hīwisċe. Originally, a word used to refer to families or households, in general.

Words formed from Huish

Questions about Huish

What does Huish mean?
Huish means a locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829).
What part of speech is Huish?
Huish is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huish?
Huish is pronounced /ˈhuːɪʃ/.

Words near Huish in the dictionary

  1. huisache
  2. huisaches
  3. huiscoyol
  4. huiscoyols
  5. Huisentruit
  6. Huish
  7. Huish Episcopi
  8. Huishan
  9. huisher
  10. huishers
  11. Huishes

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