Meanings
nounbrewhouse (plural brewhouses)
plural brewhouses
- The part of a brewery where the wort is made, as contrasted with the cellars and warehouses; a brewery (sometimes synonymous in cases involving a single building).
A large window between the restaurant bar and the small brewhouse was covered with newspaper.
2009 September 9, Joyce Wadler, “Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Then Brew. Cheers!”, in New York Times
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*brewwaną
- Proto-West Germanic*breuwan
- Old Englishbrēowan
- Middle Englishbrewen
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*hūsą
- Proto-West Germanic*hūs
- Old Englishhūs
- Middle Englishhous
- Middle Englishbrewhous
- Englishbrewhouse
From Middle English brewhous, brouhous, brewehous, equivalent to brew + house. Compare Dutch brouwhuis (“brewhouse”).
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APA
brewhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewhouse
MLA
“brewhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brewhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewhouse.
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