cornhouse

American  

[kawrn-hous] / ˈkɔrnˌhaʊs /

noun

New England and South Atlantic States.

plural

cornhouses

1. a corncrib.

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Etymology

Origin of cornhouse

corn ¹ + house

Example Sentences

It was flanked on the right by a barn, cornhouse and tobacco house, and on the left by a smokehouse, off kitchen, laundry house and small sheds.

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

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 Jackson, Helen Hunt

The lock he judged to be one of the ordinary cheap ones such as his father always used on his cornhouse and barn doors.

From The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street by Munsey, Frank Andrew

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

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