House-top

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of housetop. alt-of, archaic

    "The pantomime scenes are well arranged, especially a view of house-tops, where a good deal of comic business takes place, ending with a wholesale slaughter of cats and irruption of bed-gowned and disturbed sleepers."

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ceilingeaveslanternoverheadpenthouseplafond

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"As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas, too."

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