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.

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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Example sentences 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	springhouse
释义	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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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