panhouse
panhouse noun: a building in which seawater is evaporated to make salt.
Noun
panhouse (plural panhouses)
- A building in which seawater is evaporated to make salt.
- Above the large boiler in the panhouse, on the scaffolding which supports the roof, and from which the boiler is suspended, a number of small closets are erected, in which the person taking the bath is seated, so that he is not only completely surrounded by the vapour of the boiling salt water, but...1832, The Monthly Review From January to April Inclusive, page 349
- Rather less easy to forecast was the appearance of serious cracks and other flaws in the panhouse masonry.1987, Christopher A. Whatley, The Scottish Salt Industry 1570-1850: An Economic and Social History
- A factory in which raw sugar is refined.
- The appearance of the Sezela factory has been changed by the erection of a new 100-ft. panhouse as part of Reynolds Brothers Ltd.'s R3½-million expansion project.1964, The South African Sugar Year Book - Volume 35, page 93
- In some factories, where the number of pans is quite large it is the practice to appoint one head panman for all the three shifts to supervise the work of the panhouse.1971, Central Gardens Association, Report on a Conference on Amenity in the Countryside, page 11
Examples of panhouse in a sentence
- Bob Gowrie appeared in the doorway of the panhouse.2012, Jessica Stirling, Shadows On The Shore, →ISBN:
- Remnants of this industry are still present in the landscape at the Cock of Arran, where mineshafts and the panhouse (where the iron saltpans were kept) remain, with ruins of the miners' cottages.2013, Con Gillen, Geology and landscapes of Scotland, →ISBN:
- He occupied the position of panhouse operator, and was generally in charge of supervising and maintaining the production processes designed to take place in the panhouse.1978, Southern Reporter. Second Series: Cases Argued and Determined in the .Courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi:
Forms of panhouse
| plural | panhouses |
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Origin of panhouse
From pan + house.
Questions about panhouse
- What does panhouse mean?
- Panhouse means a building in which seawater is evaporated to make salt.
- How do you use panhouse in a sentence?
- Bob Gowrie appeared in the doorway of the panhouse.
- What part of speech is panhouse?
- Panhouse is a noun.
- What is the plural of panhouse?
- The plural of panhouse is panhouses.
Words near panhouse in the dictionary
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