housebuildingn.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ/

Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and building n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, building n.

Etymology: < house n.¹ + building n.

The activity or trade of building a house or houses.Earliest in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > building or constructing houses

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housebuilding1560

homebuilding1757

1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Aggeus the Prophete (new issue) sig. I.v The building of this house of wood & stone amonge the Iewes, was a figure of this spiritual house buildyng for oure dayes.

1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 2 It hath been observed in England, that great House-building hath beene the bane of good Hous-keeping.

1693 Moxon's Mech. Exercises (ed. 2) 121 The Draw-knife..is seldom used about House-building.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 33 Iron-mongers distinguish those for House-building, into..Plate, Round, and Spring Bolts.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 258 Timber..is employed in house-building instead of bricks, stones and tiles.

1865 H. B. Stowe House & Home Papers 270 Why don't you write a paper on house-building?

1882 Cent. Mag. June 310/1 The art of house-building is, perhaps, the oldest of the arts, dating from before Tubal Cain.

1946 Nature 5 Oct. 462/1 The various forms of co-operative activity undertaken by the village.., such as road-making, bridge-building or house-building.

2008 Housebuilding & New Homes Market (Industrial Systems Research) (2010) iii. 17 In recent times, the town-and-country-planning system has been a major political-legal obstacle to housebuilding..in Britain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	housebuilding
释义	housebuildingn. Brit. /ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ/ Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and building n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, building n. Etymology: < house n.¹ + building n. The activity or trade of building a house or houses.Earliest in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > building or constructing houses housingc1400 housebuilding1560 homebuilding1757 1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Aggeus the Prophete (new issue) sig. I.v The building of this house of wood & stone amonge the Iewes, was a figure of this spiritual house buildyng for oure dayes. 1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 2 It hath been observed in England, that great House-building hath beene the bane of good Hous-keeping. 1693 Moxon's Mech. Exercises (ed. 2) 121 The Draw-knife..is seldom used about House-building. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 33 Iron-mongers distinguish those for House-building, into..Plate, Round, and Spring Bolts. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 258 Timber..is employed in house-building instead of bricks, stones and tiles. 1865 H. B. Stowe House & Home Papers 270 Why don't you write a paper on house-building? 1882 Cent. Mag. June 310/1 The art of house-building is, perhaps, the oldest of the arts, dating from before Tubal Cain. 1946 Nature 5 Oct. 462/1 The various forms of co-operative activity undertaken by the village.., such as road-making, bridge-building or house-building. 2008 Housebuilding & New Homes Market (Industrial Systems Research) (2010) iii. 17 In recent times, the town-and-country-planning system has been a major political-legal obstacle to housebuilding..in Britain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1560
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