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kibwen on Nov 3, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: London Mews Directory

I'd never heard of that usage before, and I was prepared to be flabbergasted at the idea that London might be home to over 12,000 falcon roosts: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews_(falconry)

Lio on Nov 3, 2022 [–]

I believe they come from the same linguistic root and that this usage for stables/flats is derived from the falconry term.

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