chattel house

noun

A small moveable wooden house occupied by working-class people.

Meanings

nounchattel house (plural chattel houses)

plural chattel houses

  1. BarbadosA small moveable wooden house occupied by working-class people.
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APA

chattel house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chattel%20house

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Chicago

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