house-heatingn.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊsˌhiːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌhidɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈhusˌhitɪŋ/

Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and heating n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, heating n.

Etymology: < house n.¹ + heating n. Compare earlier house-warming n.

1. Scottish. A party or social event to celebrate moving to a new home, featuring the lighting of the fire; a house-warming. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > house-warming

infare1487

house-warming1577

warming of the house1650

house-heating1792

welcome home1808

fire kindling1825

house-warmer1901

1792 Trans. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1 17 In Sweden, they have the brud-ol, ale drunk at bridals; graf-ol, drunk over graves at funerals; and hemkom-ol, what we call house heating.

1803 Scots Mag. Feb. 128/2 (heading) The house-heating.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 245 A grand House-heating, or ‘First Dinner’.

1889 J. Lumsden Lays Linton 72 A large number of notes..were despatched to our neighbours, inviting them all to a grand ‘house-heating’ banquet.

1924 Jrnl. Folk-Song Soc. 7 185 This old song, like the Irish one, was a favourite at bridal feasts, and also at ‘house-heatings’.

1996 I. Macleod & P. Cairns Scots School Dict. 85/2 Hoose-heatin, a house-warming.

2. literal. The action or process of heating a house. Frequently (and in earliest use ) attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > heating of building

house-heating1844

district heating1908

1844 Congress. Serial Set 140 This coke would be more suitable for hall stoves and house-heating furnaces than for open grates.

1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 25 Oct. We need not fear to show samples..of furnaces for house-heating.

1895 Daily News 25 Apr. 7/2 It is applicable..to house-heating, to kitchen and baking-ovens, [etc.].

1933 H. L. Alt Alt's House Heating Plans xv. 179 Whether or not it is practical to attach the garage to the house heating system usually involves several items.

1977 Pop. Sci. Aug. 145 [He] calculates he saves about 85¢ a day in house-heating costs.

2009 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 23 Nov. 7 I reduced my electricity bill enormously by cutting down the hours of..house heating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	house-heating
释义	house-heatingn. Brit. /ˈhaʊsˌhiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌhidɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈhusˌhitɪŋ/ Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and heating n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, heating n. Etymology: < house n.¹ + heating n. Compare earlier house-warming n. 1. Scottish. A party or social event to celebrate moving to a new home, featuring the lighting of the fire; a house-warming. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > house-warming infare1487 house-warming1577 warming of the house1650 house-heating1792 welcome home1808 fire kindling1825 house-warmer1901 1792 Trans. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1 17 In Sweden, they have the brud-ol, ale drunk at bridals; graf-ol, drunk over graves at funerals; and hemkom-ol, what we call house heating. 1803 Scots Mag. Feb. 128/2 (heading) The house-heating. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 245 A grand House-heating, or ‘First Dinner’. 1889 J. Lumsden Lays Linton 72 A large number of notes..were despatched to our neighbours, inviting them all to a grand ‘house-heating’ banquet. 1924 Jrnl. Folk-Song Soc. 7 185 This old song, like the Irish one, was a favourite at bridal feasts, and also at ‘house-heatings’. 1996 I. Macleod & P. Cairns Scots School Dict. 85/2 Hoose-heatin, a house-warming. 2. literal. The action or process of heating a house. Frequently (and in earliest use ) attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > heating of building house-heating1844 district heating1908 1844 Congress. Serial Set 140 This coke would be more suitable for hall stoves and house-heating furnaces than for open grates. 1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 25 Oct. We need not fear to show samples..of furnaces for house-heating. 1895 Daily News 25 Apr. 7/2 It is applicable..to house-heating, to kitchen and baking-ovens, [etc.]. 1933 H. L. Alt Alt's House Heating Plans xv. 179 Whether or not it is practical to attach the garage to the house heating system usually involves several items. 1977 Pop. Sci. Aug. 145 [He] calculates he saves about 85¢ a day in house-heating costs. 2009 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 23 Nov. 7 I reduced my electricity bill enormously by cutting down the hours of..house heating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1792
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