house surgeoncy

The office of a house-sur geon. house-swallow, house-martin, 8. IMG:content-1323.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Those who live together under the same roof; a family under the same head. 2. A race, family, or house. "Two households, both alike in dignity. Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet. (Prol.) 3. Family life; domestic management or affairs. "Rich stuffs and ornaments of household." Shakesp.: Henry V. , III ., iii. 2. B. As adj .: Of or pertaining to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture, household affairs, . household-bread, s. Common bread; bread not of the finest quality. household-gods, s. pl. 1. Roman Antiq .: The Lares and Penates; the gods presiding over the house or family. 2. Fig .: All objects endeared to one as a ociated with home. household-stuff, *household-stuffe, subst. The ve els, utensils, furniture, ., of a home. "His cloke is his bed, yea, and his household - stuf ." Ornith.: Hirundo or Chelidon urbica . [HIRUNDO.] Spenser: On Ireland. IMG:content-1324.png:[blocks in formation]