Stamping-ground
or stomping ground
noun
1.
a habitual or favorite haunt.
stamping ground
noun
1.
a habitual or favourite meeting or gathering place
noun
See stomping ground
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stamping ground
Also, old stamping ground. A habitual or favorite haunt, as in Whenever we visit, we go back to our old stamping ground, the drugstore nearest the high school. This term alludes to a traditional gathering place for horses or cattle, which stamp down the ground with their hooves. [ Early 1800s ]
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