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/ˈɜːθˌhaʊs/ · noun
(now rare) An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain..
There were many other heirlooms heaped inside the earth-house, because long ago, with deliberate care, some forgotten person had deposited the whole rich inheritance of a high-born race in this ancient cache.
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Earth house means (now rare) An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain..
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There were many other heirlooms heaped inside the earth-house, because long ago, with deliberate care, some forgotten person had deposited the whole rich inheritance of a high-born race in this ancient cache.
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