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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1786 stomping ground

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stamping Stamp"ing, a. & n. from Stamp, v. Stamping ground, a place frequented, and much trodden, by animals, wild or domesticated; hence (Colloq.), the scene of one's labors or exploits; also, one's favorite resort. [U.S.] Stamping machine, a machine for forming metallic articles or impressions by stamping. Stamping mill (Mining), a stamp mill.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(stamping grounds) Someone's stamping ground is a place where they like to go often. = haunt N-COUNT: usu with poss

Moby Thesaurus

ambit, bailiwick, baths, casino, club, clubhouse, constituency, footing, gambling house, gathering place, hangout, haunt, health resort, home, locality, meeting place, orbit, purlieu, rallying point, range, rendezvous, resort, site, spa, sphere of influence, springs, territory, turf, vantage, watering place