home dwellingn.
/ˈhəʊm ˌdwɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhoʊm ˌdwɛlɪŋ/ 1. The action or state of living in one's home. Cf. home living n. Now rare.
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1572 I. B. Let. to R. C. sig. A.iiv The third that ground the lengthning of their liues terme by home dwelling.
?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome iii. xxi. 511 Captiuitie, banishment, want, infamie, losse of friends, death; which are the priuations of..libertie, home-dwelling, meanes or maintenance, honors, friends, life.
1904 V. Internationaler Dermatologen-Kongress Berlin I. 109 As long as home-dwelling is occasionally permitted.
2. A dwelling that provides a home; = home n.1 2a.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > home
homeOE
homesteadOE
house and homelOE
hearthstone1659
home dwelling1743
establishment1803
hearth and home1822
roof1853
yard1865
down home1920
1743 S. Whatley tr. P. Journeaulx Proc. in Cause Ravishment of Ward 124 Admitting that the natural Father was qualified to give a Country and a Home-dwelling to his Bastards.
1821 M. R. Sterndale Life of Boy I. xviii. 427 The buildings..recalled to their possessors the home dwellings of their youth.
1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 Mar. 154/2 Private and quiet, indeed, as any home-dwelling.
1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 246 Her father's will, dated Sept. 16, 1703, directs that..Winifred and Elizabeth shall have the right to live at and enjoy the home dwelling ‘during their maiden lives’.
2009 J. Wasik Cul-de-Sac Syndrome ii. 35 The most modern home dwellings of the twentieth century still clung to the sacredness of the Gothic.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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