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Barkhouse

Barkhouse proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Barkhouse (plural Barkhouses)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Barkhouse

pluralBarkhouses
alternative formBarkus

Origin of Barkhouse

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a tannery or an occupational surname for someone who worked in one, from Middle English barkhous (“tannery”).

Questions about Barkhouse

What does Barkhouse mean?
Barkhouse means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Barkhouse?
Barkhouse is a proper noun.

Words near Barkhouse in the dictionary

  1. barkhan
  2. barkhans
  3. Barkhausen
  4. Barkhausen effect
  5. Barkhausen effects
  6. Barkhouse
  7. Barkhouses
  8. barkier
  9. barkiest
  10. barkin'
  11. Barkindji

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