springhouse
a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
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How to use springhouse in a sentence
And that cave was the one whar my Mammy kept her milk and butter--the springhouse whar they put you in prison.
The Power and the Glory | Grace MacGowan CookeShe went her ways, saw to the garden and made the butter in the cool springhouse, and sat in the window seat in the twilights.
Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. RoeNight was coming fast across Lost Valley, while the tree-toads out by the springhouse set up their nightly chorus.
Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. RoeOne of the children brought it from the springhouse, and the young adventurers drank freely and with a good relish.
The Lost Army | Thomas W. KnoxA springhouse (L) stands at the entrance to the ear-shaped site.
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British Dictionary definitions for springhouse
/ (ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs) /
a storehouse built over a spring for keeping dairy products and meat cool and fresh
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