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peelhouses

peelhouses is the plural of peelhouse.

Meaning of peelhouse

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

Questions about peelhouses

What is peelhouses the plural of?
Peelhouses is the plural of peelhouse.

Words near peelhouses in the dictionary

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

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