pumphouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From pump + house.
Meanings
-
A building containing pumping equipment; thus
On many farms the early milkhouse and pumphouse were one. Most farmers during the latter part of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries with a herd of milk cows had a milkhouse.
1972, Amos Long, The Pennsylvania German family farm:
- A building containing pumping equipment; thus: ▸ A building containing pumping equipment to fill a canal.
- A building containing pumping equipment; thus: ▸ A building containing pumping equipment to provide the water supply on a farm (from a well, spring, creek, or pond).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pump house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pumphouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |