house plunder

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house plunder

/ˈhaʊs ˌplʌndə/ UK
/ˈhaʊs ˌplʌndɚ/ US
/-ˌplən-/ US

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From house + plunder (“(chiefly Southern US, slang, dated) baggage, luggage; household items; personal belongings”).

noun house-plunder

Southern US, uncountable Miscellaneous household items. [P]eople had stock, and children, and house plunder, and a stout log cabin to cover them, […]
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@misc{house_plunder_2026,
  title = {house plunder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/house%20plunder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}