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sugarhouse

American  
[shoog-er-hous] / ˈʃʊg ərˌhaʊs /

noun

sugarhouses plural
  1. a shed or other building where maple syrup or maple sugar is made.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of sugarhouse

First recorded in 1590–1600; sugar + house

Example Sentences

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Michael Doten, who owns a sugarhouse and farm nearby, is among the supporters—even if fewer visitors means less maple syrup sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Dakin Farm has been harvesting maple and making syrup in its sugarhouse for almost 60 years.

From Fox News • Aug. 4, 2019

Up the road from the white clapboard farmhouse and red dairy barn is Jacques Couture’s sugarhouse.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2018

On a busy weekend the lodge, guest houses and villas nestled between the Green and Worcester Mountains can welcome close to 1,000 guests who arrive for skiing, tours of the maple sugarhouse and assorted activities.

From Time • Feb. 6, 2015

The wave spread out once it reached the Commons, where the prison, the barracks, and a large sugarhouse stood.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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