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noun
An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A dwelling that has been built to blend in with the surrounding landscape, being mostly underground with a grassy contoured roof; it may also be completely underground, or have a topping of intensive growth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Inherited from Middle English erthe hous, from Old English eorþhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, equivalent to earth + house.
