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doorstead

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The entrance or place of a door.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • February 20 1767 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd I replied , [...] "did nobody clog up the King's door-stead more than I, there would be room for all honest men"

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From door + stead.