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Quotation dates: 1489, 1554-1650
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Hous-dur(e, n. Also: -dour, -dor, house-doure. [e.m.E. house-door (1666).] The door of a house. 1489 Treasurer's Accounts I. 119.
For the mendin of the Thesauraris hous dure and the loyft that byrnt 1554 Protocol Book of Gilbert Grote 2.
Foranent the hous dour 1571 Bann. Memor. 214.
Shoe wald not oppin the house doure vnto thaim 1605 Dundonald Par. Rec. 76.
He helpit to beir thame [herring] throv Thomas Wilsounes yaird to his hous dor c1650 Spalding I. 191.
Sum lokkit wp thair yettis and hous durris
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