haus bilong putim ol hos

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From haus (“house”) +‎ bilong (“of”) +‎ putim (“to put”) +‎ ol (“plural marker”) +‎ hos (“horse”).

Noun

haus bilong putim ol hos

  1. stable
    • 1996, anonymous author, Wastaua‎[1]:
      Man bilong raitim stori bilong ol samting i bin kamap bipo, em Michelangelo Cagiano de Azevedo, em i tok, long arere bilong ol bikrot bilong ol Rom, “i gat ol mansiones, olsem ol gutpela haus pasindia, na ol kaikai samting bilong man i ken baim, na haus bilong putim ol hos, na ples slip bilong ol wokman bilong pasindia; na long rot namel long ol mansiones, i gat ol mutationes, olsem ol liklik haus pasindia bilong slip wanpela nait, na ol inap senisim ol hos o wilka samting, na baim kaikai.”
      Historian Michelangelo Cagiano de Azevedo points out that along the Roman roads, “there were mansiones, full-fledged hotels, with stores, stables, and accommodations for their staff; between two successive mansiones, there were a number of mutationes, or stopover points, where one could change horses or vehicles and find supplies.”

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