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packhouse

packhouse noun: a building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.

Noun

packhouse (plural packhouses)

  1. A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
    • Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse.1996, Gary Andrews, Seasonal Work in New Zealand, page 12

Forms of packhouse

pluralpackhouses

Origin of packhouse

From pack + house.

Questions about packhouse

What does packhouse mean?
Packhouse means a building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
What part of speech is packhouse?
Packhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of packhouse?
The plural of packhouse is packhouses.

Words near packhouse in the dictionary

  1. packhorse bridge
  2. packhorse bridges
  3. packhorses
  4. packhound
  5. packhounds
  6. packhouse
  7. packhouses
  8. packie
  9. packies
  10. packin'
  11. packing

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