Definition of "dwelling house" []

• A house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building. (noun)

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• "A short time after I sold all my possessions at Stonington, consisting of a pretty piece of land and one dwelling house thereon, and went to reside at Long-Island."
• "On ye other side the dwelling house wch is severall steps up it – Gravell walkes full of flowers and greens and a box hedge Cut finely with Little trees, some Cut round, and another hedge of strip'd holly Cut Even and some of Lawrell Cut Even Likewise."
• "Compared to them the dwelling house really sankto the level of an insignificant object of secondary importance."