"deadhouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: deadhouses [plural]
Etymology: From dead + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|house}} dead + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadhouse (plural deadhouses)
  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).
    Sense id: en-deadhouse-en-noun-DZbiQ2s0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, historical) A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, historical
    Sense id: en-deadhouse-en-noun-w184hjdN Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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