Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lockhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lock-house
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.

Etymology

From lock + house.

Inflected Forms

lockhouses (plural)

Phrases

lock down lock through lock up

Frequently Paired Words

lock down lock through lock up tollhouse

Questions

What does lockhouse mean?
A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
Where does lockhouse come from?
From lock + house.

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