cornhouse

[ kawrn-hous ]

noun

, New England and South Atlantic States.

, plural corn·hous·es [kawrn, -hou-ziz].

1. a corncrib.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornhouse¹

corn ¹ + house

Example Sentences

It was flanked on the right by a barn, cornhouse and tobacco house, and on the left by a smokehouse, off kitchen, laundry house and small sheds.

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Through the cracks in the cornhouse where she was hiding Hannah saw the soldiers dismount.

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Pretty soon she heard "Missus" call so she "snuck" out of the cornhouse.

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The floor of the cornhouse was half covered with cobs from which the corn had been shelled; in one corner these were piled up half as high as the wall.

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Part of the harvest had already been gathered, and the first assault was made on a well-filled cornhouse—one of a group of dilapidated out-buildings a little way from the dwelling.

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