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wellhouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɛlˌhaʊs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From well + house.

Meanings

1. A small building that houses a well.
   • "When did Sir Robert give away his sister's dog?" / "It was just a week ago to-day. The creature was howling outside the old well-house, and Sir Robert was in one of his tantrums that morning.[…]" 1927 March 5, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published June 1927, →OCLC, page 284:

Forms

Translations (2)

hu kútház (small building that houses a well) · sv brunnshus (small building that houses a well)