Mews

I am living over a mews -- over a _mews_ with twelve pounds and a few shillings, and then _nothing_ -- nothing at all. " ❋ Unknown (1925)

The word mews dates back to Henry VIII's hawks, which were "mewed", or caged. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Two hundred years later, bluff King Hal would turn out the hawks to make room for his horses; but as yet the word mews had its proper signification of a place where hawks were mewed or confined. ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

Their little house sat secret and smug as a tomb, and the arched entrance to the mews was a black yawn beside it. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1949)

This place was afterwards enlarged, and converted into stables for horses; but the old name remained, and now most stables in London are called mews, although the word is derived from falconry, and the hawks have long since flown away. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The mews were the buildings where the hawks were kept when moulting, the word "mew" being a term used by falconers to signify to moult, or cast feathers; and the King's Mews, near Charing Cross, was the place where the royal hawks were kept. ❋ Unknown (1892)

Pennant says that the royal stables in London were called mews from the fact that the buildings were formerly used for keeping the king's falcons. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Their mews were the loudest sound in the street at that moment, as there was little traffic, and the city was unusually quiet. ❋ Cat (2010)

His bird lives in a large cage he built called a mews and all aspects of the life of each bird, including capture, care and training, must be reported to state and federal agencies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The diminution of late years of house-flies in London houses is simply and solely due to legislation compelling the removal of horse manure from the "mews" so frequent at the back of London streets. ❋ Unknown (1888)

I bet few of them are familiar with the UK-English terms 'mews' or 'council houses'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Yes, in summer especially, the mews is a serious nuisance. ❋ Unknown (1924)

Pennant says that the royal stables in London were called mews from the fact that the buildings were formerly used for keeping the king’s falcons. ❋ Unknown (1810)

He lived in a large mews in a side street, opposite to Gloucester House, the home of the venerable Duke of Cambridge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A buzzard stirs around the sky letting out sharp mews, loosely aimed. ❋ Paul Evans (2010)

Houses in mock Georgian crescent mews and the 1951 Festival of Britain are among the inspirations for what London mayor Boris Johnson today called the city's "most important regeneration project for the next 25 years", on the site that will host the 2012 Olympics. ❋ Owen Gibson (2010)

Typically I see at this point the person on the other end of the conversation realizes that no, they haven't been there, and will respond with the unfortunate obvious, "On the mews they're always saying how dangerous it is... the murders... there's no business." ❋ Bethany Herr Hatfield (2011)