house-hold

[hous-hohld, -ohld]

house·hold

[hous-hohld, -ohld]
noun
1.
the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to a household: household furniture.
3.
for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach.
4.
common or usual; ordinary.

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House-hold is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English houshold. See house, hold1
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