springhouse

[ spring-hous ]

/ ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs /

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

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Examples from the Web for springhouse

I bent over and examined my couch; it was the old slab shelf of the springhouse.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt
Johnnie an' me was gettin' you out of the springhouse and away in the machine.
The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke
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
There lay a pool formed by a stream that bubbled from beneath the springhouse at the foot of the hill.
Old Farm Fairies:|Henry Christopher McCook

In about an hour Doctor Brown left the library for the springhouse, carrying a couple of books and a scratch pad under his arm.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt

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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