garrison house

American  

noun

1. a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.

2. blockhouse.

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Etymology

Origin of garrison house

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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garrison house

Jumping down, he started his party with utmost speed to their own garrison house.

From Some Three Hundred Years Ago by Brewster, Edith Gilman

I went out with Ezra Brown, to do some work on his farm, which was a mile from the garrison house where we lived.

From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by Canavan, M. J. (Michael Joseph)

All, however, succeeded in gaining the garrison house, which was near at hand.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

While father and Uncle Jack armed themselves with such implements as they had at hand, mother gathered the children together to go with her to the garrison house.

From Some Three Hundred Years Ago by Brewster, Edith Gilman

At the garrison house in Deerfield, fifteen miles above Hadley, on the western side of the river, there were three thousand bushels of corn standing in stacks.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)