Definition of Housekeepings

1. housekeeping [n] - See also: housekeeping

Lexicographical Neighbors of Housekeepings

household names
household products
householder
householders
households
househunting
househusband
househusbands
housekeep
housekeeper
housekeepers
housekeeping
housekeeping gene
housekeeping genes
housekeeping protein
housekeepings
housekeeps
housekept
housel
houseled
houseleek
houseleeks
houseless
houselessness
houselessnesses
houselights
houselike
houseline
houselines
houseling

Literary usage of Housekeepings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"Oh, Mrs. Corney, what a prospect this opens! What a opportunity for a joining of hearts and housekeepings! ..."

2. The Dickens Dictionary: A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in by Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1900)
"... Mr. Bum- bio, who stands next in the order of succession, thinks it might be a good opportunity for " a joining of hearts and housekeepings. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1815)
"... a racer stranger in England that hath not been acquainted with your generous housekeepings; for my own part, my more particular tyes of service to you, ..."

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