English Explanatory Dictionary

milkhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building (or portion thereof) on a dairy farm where milk is collected, cooled, and stored temporarily, pending sale and shipment.
  2. A building where milk is processed into products such as butter or cheese; a dairy.

Word forms

milkhouse milkhouses milk house milk-house

Etymology

From milk + house. Compare Dutch melkhuis, German Milchhaus.

Related words

milk truck
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