reception shed en · NOUN
Meanings
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A shed where goods are received.
The courtyard and the great open reception-shed were full of natives coming and going and making preparations for a feast which was to take place at midnight, to which I was invited, but preferred going to bed.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 161:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reception sheds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |