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earthfast

adj

Etymology

From earth + fast.

  1. derived from fasta
  2. inherited from *fastijaną✻ — “to fasten”
  3. inherited from *fastāną✻ — “to fast”
  4. inherited from *fastēn✻
  5. inherited from fæstan — “to fast”
  6. inherited from fasten
  7. compounded as earthfast — “earth + fast”

Definitions

  1. Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground,…

    Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA