Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pack-house
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.

Example Sentences

"Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse."

Etymology

From pack + house.

Inflected Forms

packhouses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

packinghouse

Questions

What does packhouse mean?: A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
Where does packhouse come from?: From pack + house.

How to pronounce packhouse

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