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brewhouse

[broo-hous]

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noun, plural brew·hous·es [broo-hou-ziz] /ˈbruˌhaʊ zɪz/.

Origin of brewhouse

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at brew, house

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Examples from the Web for brewhouse

Historical Examples of brewhouse

Here there is a large copper also; and the oven often opens on to the brewhouse.
The Toilers of the Field
Richard Jefferies
But I was displeased with myself, for all that, and went out of the brewhouse directly after.
Wanderers
Knut Hamsun
They dined in the brewhouse and visited the whole establishment.
The Greville Memoirs
Charles C. F. Greville
David Barclay, the rich Quaker, will treat for our brewhouse, and the negotiation is already begun.
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)
Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
In northern France we are in the dividing zone between the land of the winepress and the land of the brewhouse.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony
William Stearns Davis

Word Origin and History for brewhouse

n.

late 14c.; late 13c. as a surname, from brew (v.) + house (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper