lodge
/lɑd͡ʒ/ noun B1- A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
- A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
- A local chapter of a trade union.
- A rural hotel or resort, an inn.
- A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.
- A den or cave.
- The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.
- The space at the mouth of a level next to the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; called also platt.
Plural lodges
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The man’s sleeve had slipped up and there was the branded mark of the lodge upon his forearm.
“If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits.
When all was dark and quiet, I slipped out of my window and made my way as silently as possible to the mysterious lodge.
He lives at the lodge with his mother, and as he was a very faithful fellow we imagine that he walked up to the house with the intention of seeing that all was right there.
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