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Definition of Houseroom
1. Noun. Space for accommodation in a house. "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"
Definition of Houseroom
1. n. Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom.
Definition of Houseroom
1. Noun. Room or place in a house. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Houseroom
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Houseroom
Literary usage of Houseroom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince of Wales in Canada and the United States by Woods, Woods (Nicholas Augustus), Mr Woods, N A Woods (1861)
"... as to houseroom—Sport on the Prairies —Irish Visitors—View of the Grand
Prairie—Danger of Straying —Peril by Fire—A Prairie Conflagration—Value of ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"Can I have houseroom here to-night ? " " I'm not father in the house," said the
graybeard. " Go into the kitchen, and talk to my father. ..."
3. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"Can I have houseroom here to-night ? " "I'm not father in the house," said the
graybeard. "Go into the kitchen, and talk to my father. ..."
4. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1915)
"The added comfort and decency from a second room are very great; and further
additions to houseroom continue to yield satisfactions. ..."
5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"The said corn, cattle, and houseroom to be paid by my brother until the term of
fifteen years be expired, and then by my son William or such other of my ..."
6. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1911)
"The added comfort and decency from a second room are very great; and further
additions to houseroom continue to yield satisfactions. ..."
7. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1862)
"He offered him money, houseroom, employment, everything he could possibly get
for him ; and Charles heartily and thankfully accepted houseroom and board for ..."
8. A History of the English Poor Law: In Connection with the State of the by George Nicholls, Thomas Mackay (1904)
"... but this is of course an infinitesimal relief relatively to the whole burden
imposed on the houseroom required by the poorer classes. To put it plainly, ..."
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