mews

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.

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mews Chiefly Brit

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

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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.