home ec

home ec

[ek]
noun Informal.

Origin:
by shortening

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home ec

noun
theory and practice of homemaking [syn: home economics
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Home ec is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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