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‖ voorhuis S. Afr.|ˈfʊərhœys|
[Cape Du., a. Du. voorhuis fore-part, hall of a house.]
In a Cape Dutch house, an entrance hall, or a room into which the front door opens; a front room or sitting-room.
1822W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. i. vi. 118 At about half an hour after nine, all retired to rest; some to a mat on the floor in the voorhuis (entrance-room, or hall). 1867E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 118 Perhaps one or two would have found their way into the voorhuis, or entrance-hall. 1923[see riempie]. 1946Cape Times Week-end Mag. 16 Nov. 4 The thatched cottage..had only two rooms; a voorhuis and bedroom. 1981N. & Q. June 193/2 The voorhuis was the large central space or hall, often running right through the house, off which the other rooms opened. |