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Vinony

cookhouse

noun

  1. small house where cooking takes place
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Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/

noun

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

  1. A small building where cooking takes place.

    “I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it.”