neat-house en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of neathouse.
alt of neathouse
The neat-house for musk-melons, and the gardens / Where we traffic for asparagus are, to me, / In the other world.
1632, Philip Massinger, “The City Madam”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 3, scene 1, page 389:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neat-houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |