† housty pseudo-arch. or dial.
[Cf. hoast.]
| 1855 Kingsley Westw. Ho xv. (1861) 255 Lady Grenvile..always sent for her if one of the children had a ‘housty’, i.e. sore-throat. |
† housty pseudo-arch. or dial.
[Cf. hoast.]
| 1855 Kingsley Westw. Ho xv. (1861) 255 Lady Grenvile..always sent for her if one of the children had a ‘housty’, i.e. sore-throat. |
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