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.

Nearby words

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

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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