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stamping ground

stamping ground noun: a habitually frequented place; a haunt or hangout.

Noun

stamping ground (plural stamping grounds)

  1. (figuratively) A habitually frequented place; a haunt or hangout.
    • Em and Mat keep the corridor without their room beautifully clean, and so it has become an especial favourite stamping ground for these vagrants.1890, William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out
    • Had I been out on the adventure-path, I should as a matter of course have been drinking. For that is the pity of the adventure-path, which is one of John Barleycorn's favourite stamping grounds.1913 August, Jack London, chapter XXIII, in John Barleycorn, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    stomping ground

stamping ground meaning in Vietnamese

stamping ground in Vietnamese

place one likes to go
chỗ hay lui tới

Examples of stamping ground in a sentence

  • In their stamping grounds in the jungle the three were familiar figures.1915 December 4 – 1916 January 8, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter X, in The Son of Tarzan, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg &...
  • Old Sarum, their stamping grounds, was populated by two families separate and apart in the beginning, but unfortunately bearing the same name.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

Synonyms of stamping ground

Forms of stamping ground

pluralstamping grounds

Questions about stamping ground

What does stamping ground mean?
Stamping ground means a habitually frequented place; a haunt or hangout.
What is stamping ground in Vietnamese?
Stamping ground in Vietnamese is chỗ hay lui tới. See Stamping ground meaning in Vietnamese.
How do you use stamping ground in a sentence?
In their stamping grounds in the jungle the three were familiar figures.
What part of speech is stamping ground?
Stamping ground is a noun.
What is the plural of stamping ground?
The plural of stamping ground is stamping grounds.

Words near stamping ground in the dictionary

  1. stampest
  2. stampeth
  3. Stampian
  4. stampic
  5. stamping
  6. stamping ground
  7. stamping grounds
  8. stamping mill
  9. stamping mills
  10. stamping out
  11. stampings

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