Had she been in the fore-house, and no passage to go through to get at the street door, she had certainly been gone.
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Forehouse
Synonyms for "forehouse"
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It consisted of a forehouse where he had a table, four chairs, a longsettle, a dresser, his pewter and 'other necessarys' which probably included the hearth furniture and cooking utensils; a parlour with chairs, a coffer and a spinning wheel; [...]
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Central-lobby-entry houses overcame this hardship with a front door from which kitchen and forehouse could be entered independently, and by providing the kitchen with its own external rear door.
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Richard Eltringham of Auckland St Andrew, farmer, had a forehouse or hall with only one chair, one table, two cupboards, along with brass and [...]
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