"housekey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: housekeys [plural]
Etymology: From house + key. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|house|key}} house + key Head templates: {{en-noun}} housekey (plural housekeys)
  1. A key to a house Synonyms: house key Translations (key to a house): husnøgle [common-gender] (Danish), Hausschlüssel [masculine] (German), eochair tí [feminine] (Irish), 집열쇠 (jibyeolsoe) (Korean), husnøkkel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), husnykel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), husnyckel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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