stamping\ ground

stamping\ ground
noun informal
A place where a person spends much of his time.

Pete's soda fountain is an afterschool stamping ground.

When John returned to his hometown many years later, he visited all of his old stamping grounds.


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  • stamping ground — n especially BrE sb s stamping ground a favourite place where someone often goes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • stamping ground — UK [ˈstæmpɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms stamping ground : singular stamping ground plural stamping grounds informal a place where you spend a lot of time …   English dictionary

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