"picket-house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: picket-houses [plural]
Etymology: picket + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|picket|house}} picket + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} picket-house (plural picket-houses)
  1. A wooden building made by fitting boards across a framework of upright poles, often constructed as part of an outpost or as the first shelter in a new homestead. Synonyms: picket house, pickethouse
    Sense id: en-picket-house-en-noun-J-k0AWef Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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