Packhouse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.

    "Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse."

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"Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse."

Etymology

From pack + house.

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