stamping ground
or stomping ground
noun
a habitual or favorite haunt.
Origin of stamping ground
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby stamping ground
stamp mill,
stamp out,
stamp tax,
stampede,
stamper,
stamping ground,
stan,
stance,
stanch,
stanchion,
stanchless
Example sentences from the Web for stamping ground
British Dictionary definitions for stamping ground
stamping ground
noun
a habitual or favourite meeting or gathering place
Idioms and Phrases with stamping ground
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]