tenantable
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Scarcely had they begun to construct their cabins, when they were surprised by the rigors of an untried climate; their habitations being enveloped in 367 snow before they were tenantable....
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
In the case of houses for occupation, the tenant would have to keep the house in a tenantable state of repair during the term, and deliver it up in like condition.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
The famed temple of the Goddess of Liberty, is not tenantable enough to cover the Babel Deity from the peltings of the midnight storm.
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Sir John Carr
When the tenant had done these things, had made the land tenantable, the rent was raised.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
Vast sums of money must be expended before it can be made tenantable.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
