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mews

Row of stables and coach houses with living quarters above, built behind houses, especially in 17th–18th-century London. Most have been converted into modernized dwellings. The term originally referred to the royal stables in London, built where the king's hawks once stayed at molting (“mew”) time.


mews Chiefly Brit
a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings

mews
1. The royal stables in London, so called because they were built where the king’s hawks were kept; hence, a place where carriage horses are kept in cities or large towns.
2. An alley or court in which stables are or once were located.


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