housekeep

[ hous-keep ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌkip /

verb (used without object), house·kept, house·keep·ing.

to keep or maintain a house.

Origin of housekeep

First recorded in 1835–45; back formation from housekeeping

Words nearby housekeep

household gods, household name, household troops, household word, househusband, housekeep, housekeeper, housekeeping, housel, Houselander, house league

Example sentences from the Web for housekeep

An' 'bout two yeah' ayfteh yo' gramma die' my sisteh, my yalleh sisteh, she housekeep fo' yo' grampa—a shawt spell.
Gideon's Band|George W. Cable
You'll housekeep, Sadie, and we four will go and earn dollars.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton
You know you said it was not worth while for me to learn to housekeep.
A Life For a Love|L. T. Meade
It is hard to housekeep on a small allowance, and now that we have to save for the baby's coming, I have to count every penny.
Virginia|Ellen Glasgow

Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
Polly|L. T. Meade

单词	housekeep
释义	housekeep [ hous-keep ] / ˈhaʊsˌkip / verb (used without object), house·kept, house·keep·ing. to keep or maintain a house. Origin of housekeep First recorded in 1835–45; back formation from housekeeping Words nearby housekeep household gods, household name, household troops, household word, househusband, housekeep, housekeeper, housekeeping, housel, Houselander, house league Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housekeep An' 'bout two yeah' ayfteh yo' gramma die' my sisteh, my yalleh sisteh, she housekeep fo' yo' grampa—a shawt spell. Gideon's Band\|George W. Cable You'll housekeep, Sadie, and we four will go and earn dollars. The Hero of Panama\|F. S. Brereton You know you said it was not worth while for me to learn to housekeep. A Life For a Love\|L. T. Meade It is hard to housekeep on a small allowance, and now that we have to save for the baby's coming, I have to count every penny. Virginia\|Ellen Glasgow Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep. Polly\|L. T. Meade
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