cage home

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdivision of an apartment/tenement/flat's rooms into separate living spaces of stacked cages, big enough to fit a bed and hold one's belongings.

Word forms

cage home cage homes

Etymology

From cage + home. From Cantonese 籠屋 /笼屋 (lung⁴ uk¹), from being a home set in a cage.

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