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clubhouse

[kluhb-hous]
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noun, plural club·hous·es [kluhb-hou-ziz] /ˈklʌbˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a building or room occupied by a club.
a building or area used for social or recreational activities by occupants of an apartment complex, institution, etc.
an athletic team's dressing room.

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Nearby words

  1. clubby,
  2. clubface,
  3. clubfoot,
  4. clubhand,
  5. clubhaul,
  6. clubhouse sandwich,
  7. clubland,
  8. clubman,
  9. clubroom,
  10. clubroot

Origin of clubhouse

First recorded in 1810–20; club + house
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British Dictionary definitions for club-house

clubhouse

noun

the premises of a sports or other club, esp a golf club
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Word Origin and History for club-house

club-house

n.

also clubhouse, "place of meeting and refreshment always open to those who sre members of the club," 1818, from club (n.) in the associative sense + house (n.). Clubhouse lawyer is baseball slang by 1940s.

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