one twenty-fourth of a full day-night cycle (as opposed to one twelfth of a night or a day)

plural of picket-house

plural of picket house

A wooden building made by fitting boards across a framework of upright poles, often constructed as part of an outpost or as the first shelter in a new homestead.

Alternative form of picket-house

Alternative form of night house

plural of night house

Alternative spelling of swinehound

plural of golden hour

(US) The policy by which a person's background (e.g. race or religion) may not be considered as a factor in whether to sell them a property.