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