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charnel house

American  

noun

  1. a house or place in which the bodies or bones of the dead are deposited.

charnel house British  

noun

  1. (esp formerly) a building or vault where corpses or bones are deposited

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Etymology

Origin of charnel house

First recorded in 1550–60

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