plural of house lizard

Obsolete form of counting house.

(now historical) A small house where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, especially where debtors are held before transfer to a debtors' prison.

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

(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.