bunk·house

[buhngk-hous]
noun, plural bunk·hous·es [buhngk-hou-ziz] .
a rough building, often with bunk beds, used for sleeping quarters, as for ranch hands, migratory workers, or campers.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; bunk1 + house

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bunkhouse (ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch

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