Texas basement (an attic)

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Does the next DARE or does OED have "Texas basement" (an attic)? Anything  in
the Dallas Morning News?
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_Texas,  IRED_ (http://www.ired.com/usa/tx/general.htm)      A "Texas
Basement" is an attic area,  often accessible though a closet or hallway on the
second level of a home.  More often, Texans' use a portion of the ...
www.ired.com/usa/tx/general.htm - 13k - _Cached_
(http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:QassgCUzhUQJ:www.ired.com/usa/tx/general.htm+"texas+basement"&hl=en&gl
=us&ct=clnk&cd=3&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
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_The Texas Basement_
(http://www.piercehomes.com/construction/18basementstair.htm)      The photo illustrates the stairs that have been  installed to
access the Texas Basement (attic) vs.  the unpredictable pull down stairs that are
typically ...
www.piercehomes.com/construction/18basementstair.htm - 9k -  _Cached_
(http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:AlZhKpsvC_0J:www.piercehomes.com/construction/18b
asementstair.htm+"texas+basement"+attic&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&ie=UTF-8)  -
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(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&pwst=1&q=related:www.piercehomes.com/construction/18basementstair.htm)
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_home for sale - Pearland _
(http://groups.google.com/group/houston.forsale/browse_thread/thread/e3ec7b9f24913da9/685adf6c1cecad3c?lnk=st&q="texas+basement"
+attic&rnum=2&hl=en#685adf6c1cecad3c)
...  bulkhead at shoreline; second-floor deck with french doors; WilsonArt
floor  in
downstairs living area; completely finished "Texas Basement"  attic room;
custom ...
_houston.forsale_
(http://groups.google.com/group/houston.forsale?lnk=sg&hl=en)   - Jul 30 2002, 2:25 pm by John Gladu - 1 message - 1  author

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