cornhouse

American  

[kawrn-hous] / ˈkɔrnˌhaʊs /

noun

New England and South Atlantic States.

• cornhouses
  plural

1. a corncrib.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cornhouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cornhouse

corn ¹ + house

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cornhouse cornhouses

The place where they used to have the best fun seeing Mammy Tittleback catch mice was in the cornhouse.

From Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats by Helen Hunt Jackson

Through the cracks in the cornhouse where she was hiding Hannah saw the soldiers dismount.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie

I wuz in de cornhouse a-shuckin' corn to go to de mill on Saturday.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

Start to set de cornhouse afire, but my Ma say: 'Please sir, don't burn de cornhouse.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

Pretty soon she heard "Missus" call so she "snuck" out of the cornhouse.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie

There were servants' dwellings, spinning houses, smithies, tan houses, bin houses, well houses, hogsties, cornhouses, and guest houses.

From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Henry Chandlee Forman