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peelhouse

peelhouse noun: a small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

Noun

peelhouse (plural peelhouses)

  1. (archaic) A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
    • Here are two sovereigns in the land, a regnant and a claimant - that is enough of one good thing - but if any one wants more, he may find a king in every peelhouse in the country; so if we lack government, it is not for lack of governors.1820, Sir Walter Scott, chapter VI, in The Abbot

Forms of peelhouse

pluralpeelhouses

Origin of peelhouse

From peel + house.

Questions about peelhouse

What does peelhouse mean?
Peelhouse means a small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
What part of speech is peelhouse?
Peelhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of peelhouse?
The plural of peelhouse is peelhouses.

Words near peelhouse in the dictionary

  1. peeler bars
  2. peelers
  3. peeles
  4. peelest
  5. peeleth
  6. peelhouse
  7. peelhouses
  8. peelie
  9. peelies
  10. peelin'
  11. peeling

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