单词 | housewood |
释义 | > as lemmashousewood housewood n. now historical wood taken, or that may be taken, from a landlord's estate for the upkeep of a tenant's house; cf. housebote n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > building wood > for repair of house housebotelOE housewood1602 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 52 The termor hath house~wood..fire-woode belonging to his tearme of common right. 1625 Indenture 20 Oct. in Local Notes & Gleanings: Oldham (1888) 2 164 To get sufficient hedge boote house wood & tinsel on s[ai]d premeses for repaireing the hedges & fences thereof. 1993 M. N. Williams & A. Echols Between Pit & Pedestal (1994) xii. 178 Fishing his [sc. the lord's] stream,..collecting firewood or housewood (estover),..and grinding flour at his mill were other privileges obtained by paying small fees. < as lemmas |
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