Etymology

firehouse

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Today it means: A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse. Full definition →

Middle English firhous ← Old English fȳrhūs
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firehouse · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromfȳrhūs“a fire-house, a room with a fire; furnace”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfirhous
  3. English todayfirehouse

From Middle English firhous, fyrehous, from Old English fȳrhūs (“a fire-house, a room with a fire; furnace”), equivalent to fire + house. Compare Icelandic eldhús (“kitchen”).

firehouse · noun2

From fire + house.

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