| CHECKROOM | • checkroom n. (US) A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored. • CHECKROOM n. (US) a cloakroom, a luggage room. |
| CHOKEBORE | • chokebore n. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear… • chokebore n. A shotgun that is made with such a bore. • chokebore v. (Transitive) To provide (a gun) with a chokebore. |
| COCKHORSE | • cockhorse adj. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse. • cockhorse adj. (Figuratively) Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart. • cockhorse n. (Archaic) A child’s rocking horse. |
| FOREHOCKS | • forehocks n. Plural of forehock. • FOREHOCK n. a foreleg cut of bacon or pork. |
| FORESHOCK | • foreshock n. (Geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks… • foreshock n. Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event. • FORESHOCK n. a minor tremor that precedes an earthquake. |
| HOMEWORKS | • homeworks n. Plural of homework. • HOMEWORK n. work done at home. |
| HOUSEWORK | • housework n. Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking. • housework n. (Uncommon) Homework. • HOUSEWORK n. the work of looking after a house. |
| NONKOSHER | • nonkosher adj. Not kosher. • NONKOSHER adj. not kosher. • NONKOSHER n. food that is not kosher. |
| 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. |
| REAPHOOKS | • reaphooks n. Plural of reaphook. • reap␣hooks n. Plural of reap hook. • REAPHOOK n. an implement used in reaping. |
| WORKHORSE | • workhorse n. A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse. • workhorse n. (By extension) Anyone or anything that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly. • work␣horse n. Alternative form of workhorse. |
| WORKHOUSE | • workhouse n. (Britain, historical) An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied… • workhouse n. (US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour. • workhouse n. (Archaic) A factory; a place of manufacture. |