单词 | holiday home |
释义 | > as lemmasholiday home holiday home n. (a) a place where poor persons, or children whose parents cannot take charge of them, can be accommodated, sometimes at little or no cost to themselves, for a period of holiday; (b) a house where people spend their holidays. ΚΠ 1887 Girl's Own Paper 22 Oct. 48/3 A lady who has a large house and grounds would give a lady of small means a ‘holiday home’. 1931 Geography 16 219 The hostel..is more akin to the ‘dak-bungalow’ or the ‘cold harbour’ than to the rest-camp or holiday-home. 1937 Discovery June p. xlvi/2 (advt.) Schools, coaching colleges, holiday homes. 1972 Guardian 1 Sept. 8/6 The ‘white settlers’ who buy croft houses for use as holiday homes. 1973 Guardian 28 May 4/1 The Welsh Language Society is planning..to try to prevent the sale of houses as second or holiday homes. < as lemmas |
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