| Pronunciation: | | 'haws`worming
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| | Definition: | | [n] a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home |
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| | See Also: | | party |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \House"warm`ing\, n.
A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business
firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.
--Johnson.
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