The story
From house + plunder (“(chiefly Southern US, slang, dated) baggage, luggage; household items; personal belongings”).
First known use, by meaning
- from mid 19th c. Miscellaneous household items.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
house plunder
house plund·erToday it means: Miscellaneous household items. Full definition →
First used mid 19th c.