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English Dictionary: housekeeping by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
housekeeping
n
  1. the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: housework, housekeeping]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, n.
      1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
  
      2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home
            affairs.
  
      3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of
            provisions. [Obs.]
  
                     Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?
                     Small housekeeping enough, said Ph[d2]be. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, a.
      Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.
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