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Definition of Tract house
1. Noun. One of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land.
Definition of Tract house
1. Noun. (American English) Any of many houses, of a similar (if not identical) plan and design, built on a tract of land ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tract House
Literary usage of Tract house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"The American tract society in New York, owning a large building in Nassau and
Spruce streets called the "tract house," manufactures its publications, ..."
2. Memoir and Select Remains of the Late Rev. John R. M'Dowall, the Martyr of by John Robert McDowall (1838)
"... word to parents—Evening at the tract house—Leaving the school—A short summary
of his doings—Conversation with a wicked woman—Close preaching—Visit with ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The American tract society in New York, owning a large building in Nassau and
Spruce streets called the "tract house," manufactures its publications, ..."
4. Record of the Proceedings and Ceremonies Pertaining to the Erection of the (1872)
"Directly opposite the tract house on Nassau Street, where the Times office now is,
... From the upper stories of the tract house, between the church and the ..."
5. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1860)
"Dr. Milnor, chairman ; the constitution was approved, and, on (lie succeeding
day the organization was effected, and the corner stone of the tract- house ..."
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