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hause¹

  • /hɔːs/ UK

Where it comes from

A variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle English halse (“neck”); see hawse for more.

noun hauses

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of hawse
  2. Northern England, Scotland A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.

Hause²

Where it comes from

From the German surname, variant of Haus.

proper noun Hauses

  1. A surname.

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"hause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hause. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hause. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hause

Chicago

"hause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hause.

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@misc{hause_2026,
  title = {hause},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hause},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}