'Dwelling house' definitions:

Definition of 'dwelling house'

From: WordNet
noun
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house]

Definition of 'Dwelling house'

From: GCIDE
  • Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n. Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile. [1913 Webster]
  • Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix. 33. [1913 Webster]
  • God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building.
  • Dwelling place, place of residence. [1913 Webster]