| 单词 | house moving |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse moving house moving n. (a) (chiefly North American) the action or an act of moving a house from one site to another; (b) the action or process of moving oneself and one's furniture, possessions, etc., from one house to another. ΚΠ 1824 Niles' Weekly Reg. 6 Mar. 16 House moving. A Mr. Brown, of New York, advertises..that he is ready to engage in removing houses of brick, wood and stone, without any injury to them. 1854 J. Alden Rupert Cabell (new ed.) iii. 35 ‘Where are you going?’ ‘We are going to a house-moving.’ 1866 J. E. H. Skinner After Storm II. xxiv. 25 A covered waggon hove in sight... On account of their furniture, we conjectured this party to be engaged in house-moving. 1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty xiv. 284 Quite a sizable crowd..had gathered to watch the house-moving. The magnificent old structure..trundling down the highway..was like a duchess on skates. 1989 T. Parker Place called Bird xvi. 186 House moving is just what it says, moving people's houses for them: the whole house, contents and all. 2005 Sevenoaks Chron. (Nexis) 31 Mar. 20 A reliable and efficient estate agent... excels in helping to relieve the stress of house moving. < as lemmas |
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