hafodn.
/ˈhavəd/ In Wales = shiel n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > summer house or holiday house
summer houseOE
pleasure house1590
mahal1610
aestivation1625
summer cottage1638
cottage1805
Swiss cottage1820
summer home1821
casita1822
chalet1853
bathing-box1883
rest home1889
dacha1896
housekeeping cottage1901
weekend cottage1911
weekender1921
bach1940
hafod1952
gite1964
getaway1968
vacation home1969
timeshare1974
share1984
1781 T. Pennant Tour in Wales (1783) II. 161 This mountainous tract scarcely yields any corn. Its produce is cattle and sheep, which, during summer, keep very high in the mountains, followed by their owners,..who reside..in Havodtys, or summer dairy-houses.]
1952 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 18 74 The evidence therefore points to summer pastures, the older pound being used as a corral for cattle, while the lowland farmer set up his hafod within or just outside the wall.
1958 Rep. Royal Comm. Common Land 274 in Parl. Papers 1957–8 (Cmnd. 462) X. 1 Hafod,..the upland pastures in Wales to which transhumance took place in the summer months.
1963 Times 19 Apr. 6/1 Reminiscent of the earliest dwellings in Wales, the ‘hafod’ or summer home in the mountains, these will be available this season at a peak rental of 12 guineas a week.
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