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cookhouse

American  
[kook-hous] / ˈkʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

cookhouses

  1. a building or place for cooking, especially a camp kitchen.

cookhouse British  
/ ˈkʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a place for cooking, esp a camp kitchen

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Etymology

Origin of cookhouse

First recorded in 1785–95; cook 1 + house

Example Sentences

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With its faded red-shingle siding, the Samoa Cookhouse, which opened in 1893, is the last surviving lumberjack camp-style cookhouse in the Western U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

A video of a captured Russian army cookhouse gives an unappetising glimpse of the meals served to troops.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2022

Etcheverry and his 18 or so employees met for lunch in a dining room at the ranch’s cookhouse.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2016

Mr. Choi, known as Chef King Biryong on screen, said his stint in the cookhouse when he was in the army inspired his shtick, but he feels he also has an emotional bond with viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2014

Smoke snaked from the chimney of the cookhouse, and the smells of stewing pork and fresh bread wafted from its narrow door.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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