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Topic: HOUSEHOLD

Date: 1400-1500
Origin: heir + loom 'tool' (10-19 centuries)

heirloom

 noun
     
heir‧loom [countable]
DH a valuable object that has been owned by a family for many years and that is passed from the older members to the younger members:
a family heirloom
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