peelhouse

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noun

A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

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Meanings

nounpeelhouse (plural peelhouses)

plural peelhouses

  1. archaicA small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

    Here are two sovereigns in the land, a regnant and a claimant - that is enough of one good thing - but if any one wants more, he may find a king in every peelhouse in the country; so if we lack government, it is not for lack of governors.

    1820, Sir Walter Scott, chapter VI, in The Abbot

Origin

From peel + house.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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