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house·​fast | \ ˈhüsˌfast\

Definition of housefast

chiefly Scottish
: housebound

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First Known Use of housefast

1855, in the meaning defined above

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“Housefast.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housefast. Accessed 21 November 2019.

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