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Definition of Housecleaned
1. houseclean [v] - See also: houseclean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housecleaned
Literary usage of Housecleaned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart (2001)
"She tore his photograph into bits and threw them into her waste basket, and having
thus housecleaned her room set to work to houseclean her heart. ..."
2. Cleveland Hospital and Health Survey by Cleveland Hospital Council (1920)
"... and within two weeks had housecleaned her tenement, painted furniture, papered
two rooms, and was doing the cooking under a sloping ceiling too low to ..."
3. ... Public Service by James Rudolph Garfield (1911)
"A year ago she housecleaned twelve cities of Kentucky, spending five weeks at
the task, and last month's adjournment of the Kentucky Legislature completed ..."
4. The Practical Hotel Housekeeper by Mary Bresnan (1900)
"... or perhaps has asked to have her room or rooms "housecleaned," as we call this
yearly or half yearly cleaning) the assistant housekeeper takes ..."
5. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl: Or, Margaret's Saturday Mornings by Caroline French Benton (1906)
"... your rooms will always look as though they had been housecleaned." " My windows
really and truly need washing," said Margaret. ..."
6. Friendship Village Love Stories by Zona Gale (1909)
"I found them when I housecleaned, and there was so many of* 'em I hated to
throw 'em away. Of course I'll never use 'em, but they look sort of nice in there ..."
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