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Deadhouse

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Noun
  1. 1
    A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).
  2. 2
    A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up. Australia, New-Zealand, historical

Etymology

From dead + house.

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