/ · 1894 Brewer’s · K · Keep House (To)
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To maintain a separate establishment; to act as housekeeper.
To keep open house. To admit all comers to hospitable entertainment.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.