pumphouse

/ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

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"On many farms the early milkhouse and pumphouse were one. Most farmers during the latter part of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries with a herd of milk cows had a milkhouse."

From pump + house.

pumphouses (plural) pump house (alternative)

pumping station

pumping station springhouse

Questions

How do you pronounce pumphouse?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/.

What does pumphouse mean?

A building containing pumping equipment; thus

Where does pumphouse come from?

From pump + house.

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