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MEAT HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does meat house mean?
• MEAT HOUSE (noun)
The noun MEAT HOUSE has 2 senses:
1. a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
2. a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
Familiarity information: MEAT HOUSE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
meat house; smokehouse
Hypernyms ("meat house" is a kind of...):
house (a building in which something is sheltered or located)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("meat house" is a kind of...):
house (a building in which something is sheltered or located)
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