noun
winterhouse
Winterhouse (noun) means a house people stay in during winter, often as a holiday home.
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A house people stay in during winter, often as a holiday home.
"The winterhouses are far more varied in structure. Generally they are built of stones and turf, the roof-spars and the pillars which support the middle of the roof being of wood."
— Hinrich Rink, Robert Brown (2014)
"Albert had moved them back to his own people, a winterhouse on dry land, and another place, near stream water for summer grazing for the horse and sheep."
— Mary Hood, A Clear View of the Southern Sky (2015)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English winter-hous, from Old English winterhūs, equivalent to winter plus house. Compare Dutch winterhuis and German Winterhaus.
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What is the meaning of winterhouse?
"winterhouse" (noun) means a house people stay in during winter, often as a holiday home.
