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springhouse

[spring-hous]

spring·house

[spring-hous]
noun, plural -hous·es [-hou-ziz] .
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:
1745–55, Americanism; spring + house
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springhouse (ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs)
 
n
a storehouse built over a spring for keeping dairy products and meat cool and fresh

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