hustlement

hustlement
\\ˈhəsəlmənt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English ostelement, hustilment article of furniture, from Middle French ostillement, oustillement, from Old French ustillement, from ustil article of furniture, tool, utensil, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin usitilia (plural) utensils, alteration of Latin utensilia — more at utensil
now dialect : household goods : furniture, knickknacks — often used in plural

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