"housecall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: housecalls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} housecall (plural housecalls)
  1. Alternative spelling of house call Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: house call
    Sense id: en-housecall-en-noun-toI7uadS

Verb

Forms: housecalls [present, singular, third-person], housecalling [participle, present], housecalled [participle, past], housecalled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} housecall (third-person singular simple present housecalls, present participle housecalling, simple past and past participle housecalled)
  1. To go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock.
    Sense id: en-housecall-en-verb-FBtILd0V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Inflected forms

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