Definitions for custom-house

custom-house custom house

Custom-House is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 508 anagrams from letters in custom-house (-cehmoosstuu).

Definitions for custom-house

noun

  1. a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc.

Origin of custom-house

First recorded in 1480-90

Examples for custom-house

It was discovered and taken into custody by the custom house guards.

It sees a gain even in the labor of the custom house officer.

It was, however, only the custom house, where the trunks and passports were to be examined.

When near the custom house I saw a two-decker car just leaving.

The custom house had lately been transferred to Falmouth from Penryn.

These, after being fettered, were taken to the custom house prison.

I ask you, Mitchell, where is the silver that was deposited in this custom house?

Elsewhere the custom house at Delle has twice been fired upon.

Through a friend her father had secured a position in the custom house.

Because the Belgian custom house is at this station, and the next will be the Dutch custom house.

Word Value for custom-house
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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