neathouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English nethouse; equivalent to neat + house.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
The neathouse for musk-melons, and the gardens, Where we traffic for asparagus, are, to me, In the other world.
1632, Philip Massinger, The City Madam:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neathouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| neat-house | alternative | lexicographic |