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Sunday house

Sunday house noun: in the German immigrant culture of the Texas Hill Country, one of the houses erected by farming settlers for overnight stays while visiting town for supplies and church attendance.

Noun

Sunday house (plural Sunday houses)

  1. In the German immigrant culture of the Texas Hill Country, one of the houses erected by farming settlers for overnight stays while visiting town for supplies and church attendance.
    • Sunday houses were often made of limestone rock coated with whitewash inside and out.

Forms of Sunday house

pluralSunday houses

Origin of Sunday house

In reference to church services held on Sundays.

Questions about Sunday house

What does Sunday house mean?
Sunday house means in the German immigrant culture of the Texas Hill Country, one of the houses erected by farming settlers for overnight stays while visiting town for supplies and church attendance.
What part of speech is Sunday house?
Sunday house is a noun.
What is the plural of Sunday house?
The plural of Sunday house is Sunday houses.

Words near Sunday house in the dictionary

  1. Sunday dinners
  2. Sunday driver
  3. Sunday drivers
  4. Sunday girl
  5. Sunday girls
  6. Sunday house
  7. Sunday houses
  8. Sunday law
  9. Sunday letter
  10. Sunday letters
  11. Sunday motorist

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