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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A customary territory or favorite gathering place.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as stamping ground. See under
stamp .
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- noun
stamping ground .
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thtownse commented on the word stomping ground
From http://www.answers.com/topic/stomping-ground: "This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. (Early 1800s)"
April 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word stomping ground
No surprises here.
May 25, 2009