Boom-house
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of boomhouse. alt-of, alternative
"One rough afternoon, when the boom was all awash, and the wind sweeping up the river so keen with suggestions of autumn that I was glad to do my undressing and my dressing in the boom-house, just as I was about to take my plunge Mat asked if I would mind staying and watching the boom for him while he paddled up to "the Corners" to buy himself some coffee and molasses."
Example
More examples"One rough afternoon, when the boom was all awash, and the wind sweeping up the river so keen with suggestions of autumn that I was glad to do my undressing and my dressing in the boom-house, just as I was about to take my plunge Mat asked if I would mind staying and watching the boom for him while he paddled up to "the Corners" to buy himself some coffee and molasses."
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