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speakhouse

speakhouse noun: a parlor for conversation within a monastery or convent.

Noun

speakhouse (plural speakhouses)

  1. (historical) A parlor for conversation within a monastery or convent.

Forms of speakhouse

pluralspeakhouses

Origin of speakhouse

From speak + house.

Questions about speakhouse

What does speakhouse mean?
Speakhouse means a parlor for conversation within a monastery or convent.
What part of speech is speakhouse?
Speakhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of speakhouse?
The plural of speakhouse is speakhouses.

Words near speakhouse in the dictionary

  1. speakership
  2. speakerships
  3. speakes
  4. speakest
  5. speaketh
  6. speakhouse
  7. speakhouses
  8. speakie
  9. speakies
  10. speakin'
  11. speaking

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