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pre-hung

pre-hung is the alternative form of prehung.

Meaning of prehung

Adjective

prehung (not comparable)

  1. Delivered to the customer as installation-ready unit, already attached to its frame.
    • When the prehung steel door was installed, its frame was cemented in place, so there was no way to replace the door, despite the architectural mismatch. Mr. Beauchemin compromised by applying wooden strips along the frame to the top of the transom, to help marry the elements.2007 January 25, Craig Kellogg, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times

Questions about pre-hung

What is pre-hung the alternative form of?
Pre-hung is the alternative form of prehung.

Words near pre-hung in the dictionary

  1. pre-histories
  2. pre-history
  3. Pre-Hlai
  4. pre-hook
  5. pre-hooks
  6. pre-hung
  7. pre-hypertension
  8. pre-impregnate
  9. pre-inactivation
  10. pre-increment
  11. pre-incremented

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