springhouse
noun
a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
springhouses
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pluralof springhouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For her book she sought out the history of the structures that rural living required — springhouses, smokehouses, icehouses, corn cribs, barns, etc. — and harvested those that remain.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2018
