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mews

UK/mjuːz/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings

  • “she lives in a Chelsea mews”

Origin

From Mewes, the name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, which is the plural of mew (“falcon cage”).

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