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Scot.
noun
1.
an abode; a familiar shelter or resort.
verb (used without object)
2.
to reside.
3.
to visit a familiar haunt.
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Origin:
1555–65;
origin uncertain
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howf
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howff
(haʊf, həʊf, haʊf, həʊf)
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n
(
Scot
) a haunt, esp a public house
[C16: of uncertain origin]
howff
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howff
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n
[C16: of uncertain origin]
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