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cookhouse

US/ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/

cookhouse noun: a small building where cooking takes place.

Noun

cookhouse (plural cookhouses)

  1. A small building where cooking takes place.
    • I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it.1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred

Forms of cookhouse

pluralcookhouses

Origin of cookhouse

From cook + house. Used in Middle English (1296) in a name (Cokehuse), perhaps referring to a kitchen or a restaurant.

Questions about cookhouse

What does cookhouse mean?
Cookhouse means a small building where cooking takes place.
What part of speech is cookhouse?
Cookhouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce cookhouse?
Cookhouse is pronounced /ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/ (US).
What is the plural of cookhouse?
The plural of cookhouse is cookhouses.

Words near cookhouse in the dictionary

  1. cookeys
  2. cookfire
  3. cookfires
  4. Cookham
  5. Cookhill
  6. cookhouse
  7. cookhouses
  8. Cookian
  9. cookie
  10. cookie butter
  11. cookie butters

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