springhouse

[ spring-hous ]

/ ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs /

a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.

Origin of springhouse

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; spring + house

I bent over and examined my couch; it was the old slab shelf of the springhouse.

Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight |Mathew Joseph Holt
Johnnie an' me was gettin' you out of the springhouse and away in the machine.

The Power and the Glory |Grace MacGowan Cooke
One of the children brought it from the springhouse, and the young adventurers drank freely and with a good relish.

The Lost Army |Thomas W. Knox
There lay a pool formed by a stream that bubbled from beneath the springhouse at the foot of the hill.

Old Farm Fairies: |Henry Christopher McCook

In about an hour Doctor Brown left the library for the springhouse, carrying a couple of books and a scratch pad under his arm.

Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight |Mathew Joseph Holt

springhouse

/ (ˈsprɪŋˌhaʊs) /

a storehouse built over a spring for keeping dairy products and meat cool and fresh