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neathouse

neathouse noun: a building for the shelter of neat cattle.

Noun

neathouse (plural neathouses)

  1. (obsolete) A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
    • The neathouse for musk-melons, and the gardens,
      Where we traffic for asparagus, are, to me,
      In the other world.1632, Philip Massinger, The City Madam

Forms of neathouse

pluralneathouses
alternative formneat-house

Origin of neathouse

From Middle English nethouse; equivalent to neat + house.

Questions about neathouse

What does neathouse mean?
Neathouse means a building for the shelter of neat cattle.
What part of speech is neathouse?
Neathouse is a noun.
What is the plural of neathouse?
The plural of neathouse is neathouses.

Words near neathouse in the dictionary

  1. neatherdesses
  2. neatherds
  3. Neathery
  4. Neatherys
  5. neathmost
  6. neathouse
  7. neathouses
  8. neatified
  9. neatifies
  10. neatify
  11. neatifying

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