Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An indweller, or anything indwelling; an inhabitant or occupant; in the extract, the active forces of nature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An inhabitant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
indweller , or anything indwelling;inhabitant ;occupant . - noun obsolete The active forces of
nature .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is also a private residence on inholder property in Pine Valley.
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In the beginning, as the largest in the township, his house had probably served as stopping-place for all travellers, where they were entertained merely as a matter of courtesy, though an “inholder” or
Anne Bradstreet and Her Time Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918 1890
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Of those terms which are obvious examples of old words given new meanings, we find the following: backset, foreset, foresaye, inholder, plainmeaning, yeasaye, and storehouse.
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Besides, he'd wanted to get another look at the area to the northeast of Iron Stem, the area patrolled by the company " partly in response to inholder complaints about sandwolves.
Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006
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