Woodhouse

//ˈwʊd.haʊs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A house or shed for storing (chopped) wood Texas

    "The ceiling is covered with paintings of scriptural subjects, which still remain, notwithstanding that the building is now desecrated, and used as a woodhouse by the neighboring farmer."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Various places in the United Kingdom:; A southern suburb of Whitehaven, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9716).
  3. 3
    Various places in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5415).
  4. 4
    Various places in the United Kingdom:; A suburban village and ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4284).
  5. 5
    A locality in the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia

Example

More examples

"The ceiling is covered with paintings of scriptural subjects, which still remain, notwithstanding that the building is now desecrated, and used as a woodhouse by the neighboring farmer."

Etymology

From wood + house.

Related phrases

Kirkby WoodhouseMansfield WoodhouseShelley WoodhouseWoodhouse EavesWoodhouse MillWoodhouse-Sakati syndrome

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