icehouse
[ahys-hous]
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noun, plural ice·hous·es [ahys-hou-ziz] /ˈaɪsˌhaʊ zɪz/.
a building for storing ice.
Origin of icehouse
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Historical Examples of icehouse
I found some beautiful specimens in George Mosher's icehouse.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
There's about as much need of another of that kind as there is of an icehouse at the North Pole.
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
They wanted him—the members did—to make an icehouse for them, but he wouldnt.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6Augustus J. C. Hare
Access to the icehouse may be had directly from the adjacent root cellar.
HuntleyTony P. Wrenn
At this season of the year meat cannot be kept sweet, even for a single day, except in an icehouse or a remarkably cold cellar.
Travels in North America, From Modern WritersWilliam Bingley