hostshipn.
/ˈhəʊstˌʃɪp/ The function of a host, entertainment of guests.
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hostship1874
1874 A. Helps Social Pressure (1875) x. 142 The prime minister whose excellence..in hostship was to be attributed to his wife.
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n.1874- give a good account of
- give a good account of often oneself
- give a good account of oneself
- give a good account of something
- give a good hand
- give a good name
- give a good seeing to
- give a good stroke
- give a good, clear, or usually since 1800 wide berth to
- give a good, clear, or wide berth to
- give a gudgeon
- give a gun
- give a hand
- give a hand up
- give a hang
- give a hard time
- give a heat to
- give a horse etc head
- give a horse head
- give a horse her head
- give a horse his head
- give a horse its head
- give a horse the bridle
- give a horse the head
- give a hundred per cent