splanch en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of split-level + ranch.
Meanings
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(US) A house with three levels inside a two-level skin.
We barely see the world at such a level, for we are surburbing in our splanches, looking for ledges to set down our plastic menorahs for all the gentiles to see.
2005, Mathias B. Freese, The i Tetralogy, page 213:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| splanches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |