English Explanatory Dictionary

deadhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).
  2. A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.

Word forms

deadhouse deadhouses

Etymology

From dead + house.

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