Puzzle #387 · June 23, 2026
household
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Every day one two-word expression or compound word used in American English.
A household is a domestic residence and the people living in it. The word combines house with hold, where hold originally referred to property ownership or tenure. That root survives in freehold and smallholding. By the 1590s, the word household became an idiomatic expression meaning something widely familiar. Your household is not just where you live; it's what you hold, tying property and family together. See more at https://www.etymonline.com/word/household
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