stamping ground

or stomping ground

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noun

a habitual or favorite haunt.

Origin of stamping ground

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby stamping ground

Stamp Act, stamp collecting, stamp duty, stampede, stamper, stamping ground, stamp mill, stamp out, stamp tax, stan, stance

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Example sentences from the Web for stamping ground

Our poet-naturalist seems to have appropriated all outdoors for his stamping-ground.
Our Friend John Burroughs|Clara Barrus
Lost Valley was no longer a stamping-ground for wrong and oppression.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
I'll take you back to your stamping-ground if that's what you crave.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
His poetry has been the stamping-ground of theologians and the centre of prattling literary circles.
Browning's Shorter Poems|Robert Browning

It is his stamping-ground when his blood is up, and the devil squats at his ears.
A Speckled Bird|Augusta J. Evans Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for stamping ground

stamping ground

noun

a habitual or favourite meeting or gathering place

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Idioms and Phrases with stamping ground

stamping ground

Also, old stamping ground. A habitual or favorite haunt, as in Whenever we visit, we go back to our old stamping ground, the drugstore nearest the high school. This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. [Early 1800s]

单词	stamping ground
释义	stamping ground or stomping ground SEE SYNONYMS FOR stamping ground ON THESAURUS.COM noun a habitual or favorite haunt. Origin of stamping ground First recorded in 1780–90 Words nearby stamping ground Stamp Act, stamp collecting, stamp duty, stampede, stamper, stamping ground, stamp mill, stamp out, stamp tax, stan, stance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stamping ground Our poet-naturalist seems to have appropriated all outdoors for his stamping-ground. Our Friend John Burroughs\|Clara Barrus Lost Valley was no longer a stamping-ground for wrong and oppression. Tharon of Lost Valley\|Vingie E. Roe I'll take you back to your stamping-ground if that's what you crave. North of Fifty-Three\|Bertrand W. Sinclair His poetry has been the stamping-ground of theologians and the centre of prattling literary circles. Browning's Shorter Poems\|Robert Browning It is his stamping-ground when his blood is up, and the devil squats at his ears. A Speckled Bird\|Augusta J. Evans Wilson British Dictionary definitions for stamping ground stamping ground noun a habitual or favourite meeting or gathering place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stamping ground stamping ground Also, old stamping ground. A habitual or favorite haunt, as in Whenever we visit, we go back to our old stamping ground, the drugstore nearest the high school. This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to stamping ground backyard, habitat, hangout, haunt, neck of the woods, purlieu, turf, stomping ground
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stamping ground

or stomping ground

noun

Origin of stamping ground

Words nearby stamping ground

Example sentences from the Web for stamping ground

British Dictionary definitions for stamping ground

noun

Idioms and Phrases with stamping ground

Words related to stamping ground