bonehouse

English

noun
Definitions
  • (poetic) A body.
  • (poetic) A corpse.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bānhūs (breast, chest, bone-house, body) compound from English bone + English house (a house, company).

Origin

English

house

Gloss

a house, company

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