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long home

long home noun: the grave.

Noun

long home (plural long homes)

  1. (poetic) The grave.
    • to go to one's long home
    • […] because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners goe about the streets:1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 12:5

Forms of long home

plurallong homes

Origin of long home

From Middle English lang ham, lang hame, long hom, longue home.

Questions about long home

What does long home mean?
Long home means the grave.
What part of speech is long home?
Long home is a noun.
What is the plural of long home?
The plural of long home is long homes.

Words near long home in the dictionary

  1. long handle
  2. Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights
  3. long haul
  4. long hauls
  5. Long Hill
  6. long home
  7. long homes
  8. long hop
  9. long hops
  10. long hour
  11. long hours

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