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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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1,282 words match “HOUSE”

PLAYHOUSE n. 2 definitions
A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
POORHOUSE n.
A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
PORTERHOUSE n.
A house where porter is sold. Porterhouse steak, a steak cut from a sirloin of beet, including the upper and under part.
POSTHOUSE n. 2 definitions
A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained.
POTHOUSE n.
An alehouse. T. Warton.
ROUNDHOUSE n. 4 definitions
A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.]
SCHOOLHOUSE n.
A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE n.
A house where beasts are butchered for the market.
SMOKEHOUSE n.
A building where meat or fish is cured by subjecting it to a dense smoke.
SPEKEHOUSE n.
The parlor or reception room of a convent. [Obs.]
SPITALHOUSE n.
A hospital. [Obs.]
STAGEHOUSE n.
A house where a stage regularly stops for passengers or a relay of horses.
STATEHOUSE n.
The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions; a State capitol. [U. S.]
STILLHOUSE n.
A house in which distillation is carried on; a distillery.
STOREHOUSE n. 2 definitions
ing for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse. Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto Egyptians. Gen. xli. 56. The Scripture of God is a storehouse abounding with estimable treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Hooker.
STOVEHOUSE n.
A hothouse.
SUGAR-HOUSE n.
A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
SUMMERHOUSE n.
A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used as a pleasure resort in summer. Shak.
TAPHOUSE n.
A house where liquors are retailed.
TIPPLING-HOUSE n.
A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.
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