Peculiar meaning of documentary language may be proved when plain wording is unmeaning against existing facts.

Evidence of peculiar meaning is admissible where documentary language is plain on its face but unmeaning when applied to existing facts. Extrinsic evidence may establish that the words were used in a peculiar sense and identify the intended subject matter. Where a deed refers to a house in a place where the transferor owns none, evidence of ownership of a house elsewhere and the transferee's possession may show that the deed concerned that other house.

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