hurley-housen.
Scottish.
‘A large house fallen into disrepair or nearly in ruins’ (Jamieson).
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houseOE
showernc1175
house of fencec1425
abbey1665
park1750
trust house1751
subhouse1771
hurley-house1814
bure1843
ideal home1854
tholtan1856
picture house1858
village-house1862
tumble-down1866
tree-house1867
mazet1873
riad1881
slaughterhouse1899
whare puni1911
mas1912
social housing1928
quadruplex1939
share house1945
starter home1948
show house1957
painted lady1978
self-build1978
starter1979
Earthship1985
Queenslander1985
des res1986
common house1989
1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xix. 289 I now wish..that I could have left Rose the auld hurley-house and the riggs belanging to it. View more context for this quotation
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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