noun

sickhouse

Sickhouse (noun) means a place where sick or injured people are cared for; a hospital.

noun

A place where sick or injured people are cared for; a hospital.

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Etymology

From Middle English sykhous, sek hous (“hospital”, literally “the house for the sick”), equivalent to sick + house. Cognate with Dutch ziekenhuis (“hospital”), German Low German Süükhuus, Sükenhuus (“hospital”), Norwegian sykehus (“hospital”), German Siechhaus, Siechenhaus (“infirmary”), Danish sygehus (“hospital”), Swedish sjukhus (“hospital”), Icelandic sjúkrahús (“hospital”), West Frisian sikehûs (“hospital”). Compare also German Krankenhaus (“hospital”), Saterland Frisian Kroankenhuus (“hospital”), and Old English lǣċehūs (“hospital”).

Rhymes for sickhouse

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"sickhouse" (noun) means a place where sick or injured people are cared for; a hospital.