"winterhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winterhouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English winter-hous, from Old English winterhūs, equivalent to winter + house. Compare Dutch winterhuis, German Winterhaus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|winter-hous}} Middle English winter-hous, {{inh|en|ang|winterhūs}} Old English winterhūs, {{compound|en|winter|house}} winter + house, {{cog|nl|winterhuis}} Dutch winterhuis, {{cog|de|Winterhaus}} German Winterhaus Head templates: {{en-noun}} winterhouse (plural winterhouses)
  1. A house used in winter, especially as a vacation residence to overwinter in Synonyms: winter-house, winter house Related terms: summerhouse
    Sense id: en-winterhouse-en-noun-iftZggn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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