springhouse

American  

[spring-hous] / ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs /

noun

springhouses plural

1. 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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springhouse British  

/ ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• springhouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of springhouse

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

Example Sentences

The property includes a spring-fed pond and springhouse, two fenced pastures and two barns with a total of 14 stalls.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

The Springland springhouse is in a side yard, amid the hostas.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2018

It’s the springhouse that served Adlum’s vineyard, which once ranged over the rolling landscape here.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2018

Also on the property is an old store now used as a workshop, as well as a smokehouse, a stone springhouse and a three-car garage.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2016

Down the ravine, west of the hill above the springhouse, Harry had built three wonderful little dams.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen