neathouse

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noun

A building for the shelter of neat cattle.

OriginMiddle English nethouse →
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Meanings

nounneathouse (plural neathouses)

plural neathouses · alternative neat-house

  1. obsoleteA building for the shelter of neat cattle.

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

    1632, Philip Massinger, The City Madam

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnethouse
  2. Englishneathouse

From Middle English nethouse; equivalent to neat + house.

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Cite this entry
APA

neathouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neathouse

MLA

“neathouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neathouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neathouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neathouse.

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