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peelhouse

noun

Etymology

From peel + house.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-✻
  3. inherited from *hūsą✻ — “house”
  4. inherited from *hūs✻
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house”
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as peelhouse — “peel + house”

Definitions

  1. A small tower, fort, or castle

    A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

    • Here are two sovereigns in the land, a regnant and a claimant - that is enough of one good thing - but if any one wants more, he may find a king in every peelhouse in the country; so if we lack government, it is not for lack of governors.

The neighborhood

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