springhouse

[ spring-hous ]

/ ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural spring·hous·es

[spring-hou-ziz]. /ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.

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Origin of springhouse

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; spring + house

Words nearby springhouse

springform pan, springhaas, springhalt, springhare, springhead, springhouse, springing, springing line, spring lamb, springless, springlet

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How to use springhouse in a sentence

And that cave was the one whar my Mammy kept her milk and butter--the springhouse whar they put you in prison.
The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke
She went her ways, saw to the garden and made the butter in the cool springhouse, and sat in the window seat in the twilights.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
Night was coming fast across Lost Valley, while the tree-toads out by the springhouse set up their nightly chorus.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
One of the children brought it from the springhouse, and the young adventurers drank freely and with a good relish.
The Lost Army|Thomas W. Knox

A springhouse (L) stands at the entrance to the ear-shaped site.
North Dakota|Various

British Dictionary definitions for springhouse

springhouse

/ (ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs) /

noun

a storehouse built over a spring for keeping dairy products and meat cool and fresh

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