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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A brewery, a place where beer is made.

   "A large window between the restaurant bar and the small brewhouse was covered with newspaper."

Example

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"A large window between the restaurant bar and the small brewhouse was covered with newspaper."

Etymology

From Middle English brewhous, brouhous, brewehous, equivalent to brew + house. Compare Dutch brouwhuis (“brewhouse”).

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