Ouse

He smoked, he could call for a "small port" in quite an off-hand fashion, he had played "shell out" with loafers at the little "'ouse," and he began to know a little more of betting, "gee-gees," and other kindred matters, than an average young fellow should know. ❋ Frederick Swainson (N/A)

Further, that little "'ouse" which Raffles knew of also soon made the acquaintance of Jack, and he and Raffles on rainy afternoons snatched the fearful joys of hasty "hundreds up" or "fifties up," just as time allowed, Jack did not find the cue quite so sticky nor the charms of stale tobacco quite so unlovely as he had expected. ❋ Frederick Swainson (N/A)

"Is either of you parties an 'ouse'older on Mitten Island?" asked the policeman of Sarah Brown and Richard. ❋ Stella Benson (1912)

This 'ouse' as been rather a swagger one, judgin 'by the style o' the furniture, but one end an 'the roof' aving gone west with the shellin 'the whole show ain't what it might be. An' when the missus as it belongs to returns to 'er' appy 'ome there's going to be some fervent remarks passed about the Germs an' the war generally. ❋ Boyd Cable (1910)

"They sent him over in a clean corduroy suit with 'Work-'ouse' written all over it: and a nice job I had to rig him up so's Mrs Bowldler shouldn 'guess." ❋ Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1903)

If the owner of this 'ouse' adn't 'ad the money to spend to' ave it done up, most of us would 'ave bin out of work this last six weeks, and starvin', the same as lots of others 'as been.' ❋ Robert Tressell (1890)

Let every ale'ouse 'ave its own pertikler brew, an' m'appen we'll git some o 'the old-fashioned malt an' 'ops agin. ❋ Marie Corelli (1889)

"Ah! a meetin'-'ouse '?" said the Slogger, with a slight smile of contempt. ❋ Unknown (1859)

They, too, often preferred the rather ugly 'ouse'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now wot else is she supposed t 'do with the' ouse'old night soil? " ❋ Unknown (2010)

"One of the things the American people 'as got back'ards, if madam'll allow me to sye so, is that' ouse'old work is not fit for a white man. ❋ Basil King (1893)

"Same to you, Mr. Buggins!" responded the tailor cheerfully, as he turned out into the cool sweet dimness of the hawthorn-hedged lane in which the 'Mother Huff' stood -- "I make bold to say that church or no church, Miss Vancourt's bein 'at her own' ouse 'ull be a gain an' ❋ Marie Corelli (1889)

David Rockefeller gave his O.K. to a selection of Gates, as good as Gates was eliminated without delay from operative upon a h! ouse of J.P. Morgan & Co. to Peking. ❋ Admin (2009)

An '' e likes the 'ouse;' e says as it's the best 'e can do in the w'y of lodgin's. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Palin didn't pick up on any of the hints that the conversation was a joke, even when the faux Frenchman said, "From my 'ouse, I can see Belgium," or when he complimented her on the documentary about her life, Hustler's "Nailin 'Palin." ❋ Daniel Kurtzman (2010)

He and his White H ouse economists believe that taxes have little effect on growth so they can get revenues to 20% or 25% of GDP simply by raising tax rates or imposing a VAT. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I ouse like [your mum]. NOT ❋ Fatboy (2004)

Last night was totally [ousness]! I can't believe we climbed [the mountain], how ousness. You are so ousness, I'm [thankful] for being your friend. ❋ Totally.ousness (2010)

[Yo dawg] we [gon'] chill at [ma] hiiiiz-OUSE! ❋ Fiddy Cent (2003)