Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HEIR'LOOM
HEIR'LOOM, n. [āre-loom; heir and Sax. loma, geloma, andloman, utensils, vessels.]
Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law descends to the heir with the house or freehold; as tables, cupboards, bedsteads, &c. Eng. Law.
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