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cookhouse

cook·house

US/ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking

  • “the circus used a tent as their cookhouse”

Origin

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

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