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siege-house

siege-house is the alternative form of siegehouse.

Meaning of siegehouse

Noun

siegehouse (plural siegehouses)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outbuilding with toilet seats: an outhouse.
    • The sege houses in þe West~orcherd were graunte to hym.1440, Coventry Leet Book, page 194
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Forms of siege-house

pluralsiege-houses

Questions about siege-house

What is siege-house the alternative form of?
Siege-house is the alternative form of siegehouse.

Words near siege-house in the dictionary

  1. siege warfare
  2. siege weapon
  3. siege weapons
  4. siege-engine
  5. siege-engines
  6. siege-house
  7. siege-houses
  8. siegecraft
  9. sieged
  10. siegehouse
  11. siegehouses

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