| BAKESHOPS | • bakeshops n. Plural of bakeshop. • BAKESHOP n. a bakery. |
| CHECKSTOP | • checkstop n. (Often attributive) A check valve with override control to stop the flow regardless of its direction or pressure. • CHECKSTOP n. (Canadian) a roadside checkpoint where drivers are randomly tested with a Breathalyzer. |
| CHOKEDAMP | • chokedamp n. (Mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate. • choke␣damp n. An asphyxiant found in enclosed places such as mines and sewers; a mixture of several gases left after… • CHOKEDAMP n. an asphyxiating gas, mainly carbon dioxide, found in mines. |
| HAMMERKOP | • hammerkop n. A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons. • HAMMERKOP n. (South African) a bird of the heron family. |
| HOUSEKEEP | • housekeep v. (Intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping. • housekeep v. (Transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping. • housekeep n. (Archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper. |
| HOUSEKEPT | • housekept v. Simple past tense and past participle of housekeep. • HOUSEKEEP v. to keep house. |
| MOPEHAWKS | • mopehawks n. Plural of mopehawk. • MOPEHAWK n. an owl of Australia and New Zealand, also MOPOKE, MOREPORK. |
| PACKHORSE | • packhorse n. A horse used as a pack animal. • pack-horse n. Alternative spelling of packhorse. • pack␣horse n. A horse used for carrying luggage. |
| PATCHOCKE | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| PINHOOKER | • pinhooker n. A speculator who buys and sells tobacco. • pinhooker n. One who buys and quickly sells young horses for a profit. • PINHOOKER n. (slang) a speculator who buys up foals hoping to make a profit on them when selling them as yearlings for racing. |
| POUCHLIKE | • pouchlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pouch. • POUCHLIKE adj. like a pouch. |
| REAPHOOKS | • reaphooks n. Plural of reaphook. • reap␣hooks n. Plural of reap hook. • REAPHOOK n. an implement used in reaping. |
| SHOEPACKS | • shoepacks n. Plural of shoepack. • SHOEPACK n. a waterproof boot, also SHOEPAC. |