neat-house

A form of neathouse — A building for the shelter of neat cattle.

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Meanings

nounneat-house (plural neat-houses)

plural neat-houses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of neathouse.

    The neat-house for musk-melons, and the gardens / Where we traffic for asparagus are, to me, / In the other world.

    1632, Philip Massinger, “The City Madam”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 3, scene 1, page 389
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APA

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

MLA

“neat-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neat-house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neat-house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neat-house.

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