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Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks..

Pharology :: Pharology (n.) The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights.

Base-court :: Base-court (n.) The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle..

Guardhouse :: Guardhouse (n.) A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up..

Warehouse :: Warehouse (v. t.) To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid..

Ken :: Ken (n.) A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves..

Houselessness :: Houselessness (n.) The state of being houseless.

Ransack :: Ransack (v. t.) To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house..

Wainscoting :: Wainscoting (n.) The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork..

Tollhouse :: Tollhouse (n.) A house occupied by a receiver of tolls.

Public :: Public (a.) Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house..

Transire :: Transire (n.) A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.

Remove :: Remove (n.) The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move..

Ton :: Ton (n.) The common tunny, or house mackerel..

Hussy :: Hussy (n.) A case or bag. See Housewife, 2..

Fleaking :: Fleaking (n.) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses..

Husband :: Husband (n.) The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

Head :: Head (n.) Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.

Stoved :: Stove (n.) An apparatus, consisting essentially of a receptacle for fuel, made of iron, brick, stone, or tiles, and variously constructed, in which fire is made or kept for warming a room or a house, or for culinary or other purposes..

Bridewell :: Bridewell (n.) A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse..

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