bunkhouse

[ buhngk-hous ]

/ ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs /

noun, plural bunk·hous·es [buhngk-hou-ziz] /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a rough building, often with bunk beds, used for sleeping quarters, as for ranch hands, migratory workers, or campers.

Nearby words

bunker hill, bunker hill, battle of, bunker oil, bunker, archie, bunkerage, bunkhouse, bunkie, bunkmate, bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom

Origin of bunkhouse

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; bunk¹ + house

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Examples from the Web for bunkhouse

We were very much excited, and when we reached our bunkhouse we told some of the other boys.
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien
And they went their several ways; Joe to the kitchen of the house, and Tresler to his dusty mattress in the bunkhouse.
The Night Riders|Ridgwell Cullum
Returning to the bunkhouse door, he stood in it for a time, watching the approaching men.
The Ranchman|Charles Alden Seltzer
Someone was prowling about, and just a moment ago went into the bunkhouse.
The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves|Claude A. Labelle

The crew rollicked to the log house which was cook-shanty at one end, bunkhouse at the other.
Sudden Jim|Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for bunkhouse

bunkhouse

/ (ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs) /

noun

(in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch

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